Notice of a reviewable determinationI13

1

Where, in relation to an occupational pension scheme, a reviewable determination is made which relates to—

a

scheme notification or scheme eligibility, the scheme manager must—

i

issue a notice of that determination to—

aa

the person who supplied the details referred to in regulation 14(1) or (3) of the FAS Regulations (notification of details) to the scheme manager; or

bb

where the scheme has not completed winding up, the trustees F1or managers of the scheme if the scheme manager is not already required to issue a notice to those trustees F1or managers under sub-paragraph (a)(i)(aa);

ii

take reasonable steps to publicise to any other interested person that such a determination has been made; and

iii

make a copy of the notice issued under sub-paragraph (a)(i) available for inspection by any interested person; or

b

member eligibility F8, survivor eligibilityF4, member assessment F6, ill health payment assessment, ill health eligibilityF7, severe ill health eligibility or terminal illness eligibility, the scheme manager must F10... issue a notice of that determination to—

i

the member concerned; or

ii

any appointed representative F2within the meaning of regulation 2(7)(b) of the FAS RegulationsF9, survivor or surviving dependant of that member.

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2

A notice issued by the scheme manager under F5paragraph (1)(a)(i) or (b) F12..., or made available by the scheme manager for inspection under paragraph (1)(a)(iii), must be in writing and must contain the following information—

a

a statement of the reviewable determination made and of the reasons for that determination;

b

the date on which the reviewable determination was made;

c

the name of the occupational pension scheme to which the reviewable determination relates;

d

if that occupational pension scheme has not completed winding up F13and a transfer notice has not been given in relation to the scheme under regulation 29 of the FAS Regulations, the address and telephone number of at least one trustee of the scheme;

e

the name in legible characters of the person issuing the notice and the date on which the notice is issued;

f

a statement that if a person to whom the notice is issued is dissatisfied with the reviewable determination, he may ask the scheme manager to give a review decision in respect of that determination;

g

the applicable time limit for requesting a review of a reviewable determination;

h

an explanation of how an application may be made for the review of a reviewable determination;

i

an explanation of how such an application will be considered;

j

a summary of the scheme manager’s powers on giving a review decision in respect of a reviewable determination.