Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1)

PART 2 N.I. Collective money purchase benefits: Northern Ireland

Definitions N.I.

56 Schemes divided into sections N.I.

(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.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 56 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(3)(a)

I2 S. 56 in force at 1.8.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.R. 2022/197, art. 3(a)