# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Pensions Guidance) Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“the 2004 Act” means the Finance Act 2004;
“pension scheme” means—
(a) a scheme that is a registered pension scheme for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2004 Act;
(b) a scheme that would have been treated as becoming a registered pension scheme on 6th April 2006—
(i) had it not been wound up before that date; or
(ii) if the relevant administrator had not notified Revenue and Customs under paragraph 2 of Schedule 36 (opting out of deemed registration) to the 2004 Act that the pension scheme was not to become a registered pension scheme on that date;
“primary beneficiary” means—
(a) a person who is in receipt of payments under an annuity; or
(b) a person who has a right to payments at a future date under an annuity;
“relevant administrator” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 36 to the 2004 Act;
“secondary beneficiary” means a person with a right to payments under an annuity that is contingent on the death of the primary beneficiary, whether or not that right is subject to the discretion of another person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/590/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-pensions-guidance-regulations-2016/regulation-2
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