Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

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.

These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Pensions Act 2004;

• “the FAS Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005^f1;

• “appointed representative” has the meaning given in regulation 2(7) of the FAS Regulations (interpretation);

• “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);

• “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);

• “survivor” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the FAS Regulations.