PART 2Collective money purchase benefits: Northern Ireland

Definitions

I1I256Schemes divided into sections

1

The Department may by regulations make provision about when a pension scheme is or is not divided into sections for the purposes of this Part.

2

The Department may by regulations provide that, where a collective money purchase scheme that is not divided into sections (an “undivided scheme”) becomes a collective money purchase scheme that is divided into sections, an authorisation previously granted in respect of the undivided scheme applies to any of those sections that—

a

is a collective money purchase scheme by reason of section 52(2)(b), and

b

satisfies conditions specified in the regulations.

3

For the purposes of this Part, where—

a

a qualifying scheme is divided into sections, and

b

each of those sections is a collective money purchase scheme by reason of section 52(2)(b),

the qualifying scheme (taken as a whole) is to be treated as if it were not a collective money purchase scheme.

4

Regulations under subsection (1) are subject to negative resolution.

5

Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to confirmatory procedure.