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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-occupational-pension-schemes-scheme-administration-amendment-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111143100",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-occupational-pension-schemes-scheme-administration-amendment-regulations-2016",
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  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1715) (“Scheme Administration Regulations”), and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3378) (“Investment Regulations”).\nRegulations 3 to 7 make amendments to the Scheme Administration Regulations, which had been amended by the Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/879).\nRegulation 3 provides an amended definition of “relevant multi-employer scheme”. Regulation 4 substitutes the definition of “connected employers” and thereby removes the definition of “participating employer” for the purposes of the definition of “relevant multi-employer scheme”.\nRegulation 5 amends regulation 22 and disapplies the requirement to appoint a chair of the trustees or managers for a scheme established under section 67 of the Pensions Act 2008 (c.30).\nRegulation 6 amends regulation 23 and makes provision for the signing of the annual statement regarding governance in the absence of a chair.\nRegulation 7 amends regulation 27 concerning the appointment of trustees and provides a further exemption solely from the appointment requirements for six months for schemes established by statute. This exemption in respect of appointment of trustees replaces the complete exemption for schemes established by statute from the definition of “relevant multi-employer scheme” for one year from the 6th April 2015.\nRegulation 8 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of Part V (regulations 22 to 29) of the Scheme Administration Regulations, including any relevant definitions and publish a report within five years after these Regulations come into force and within every five years after that. Following a review it will fall to the Secretary of State to consider whether that Part of the Scheme Administration Regulations should remain as they are, or be revoked or be amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke the Regulations or to amend them.\nRegulation 9 corrects an error in the definition of “default arrangement” in regulation 1(2) of the Investment Regulations. There is no provision to review this regulation as it is simply a correction and will have no impact.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.",
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