# The AWE Pension Scheme (Transfer of Assets) Regulations 2026, Regulation 7: Disapplication: legislation


(1) This regulation applies where a direction containing an instruction under regulation 3(2) is given by the Secretary of State.
(2) The following provisions and any secondary legislation made under them do not apply in respect of the AWE Pension Scheme from the date on which the first such direction is given—
(a) Pensions Act 1995—
(i) sections 11(6) (powers to wind up schemes);
(ii) section 35 (investment principles);
(iii) section 36 (choosing investments);
(iv) sections 41A to 41C (climate change);
(v) sections 73 to 76 (winding up);
(b) Pensions Act 2004—
(i) section 32 (sections 23 to 31: supplementary);
(ii) section 38 (contribution notices where avoidance of employer debt);
(iii) sections 43 and 43A (financial support directions);
(iv) section 52 (restoration orders where transactions at an undervalue);
(v) section 69 (duty to notify the Regulator of certain events);
(vi) Part 2 (the Board of the Pension Protection Fund);
(vii) Part 3 (scheme funding);
(c) paragraph (4) of regulation 7B of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288186/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-awe-pension-scheme-transfer-of-assets-regulations-2026/regulation-7
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