1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Pensions Act 2004;
“the FAS Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005(1);
F1...
“beneficiary”, except where the context otherwise requires, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the FAS Regulations;
“interested person” means a person who is entitled to make an application for the review of a reviewable determination in accordance with regulation 6(1);
[F2“potential beneficiary” [F3, except where the context otherwise requires,] means any person—
in respect of whom the information determined in accordance with the fourth item of the table in paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Financial Assistance Scheme (Provision of Information and Administration of Payments) Regulations 2005 (information to be provided by appropriate persons) is to be provided to the scheme manager in accordance with regulation 3(3)(a) of those Regulations (information to be provided to the scheme manager); but
who has not yet been determined to be a beneficiary;]
“qualifying member” shall be interpreted in accordance with Part 4 of the FAS Regulations (qualifying members);
“qualifying pension scheme” shall be interpreted in accordance with Part 3 of the FAS Regulations (qualifying pension scheme);
“reviewable determination” shall be interpreted in accordance with regulation 2;
“scheme manager” shall be interpreted in accordance with regulation 5 of the FAS Regulations (scheme manager);
[F4“surviving dependant” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the FAS Regulations;]
“survivor” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the FAS Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(3) omitted (24.11.2005) by virtue of The Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3256), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 1(3) inserted (24.11.2005) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3256), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)
F3Words in reg. 1(3) inserted (16.12.2006) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3370), regs. 1(1), 8(2)
F4Words in reg. 1 inserted (10.7.2009) by The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1851), regs. 1, 33(3)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 20.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)