Regulation 29

for F1regulation 6(1) substitute—

“

F2(1)

An employer must meet the obligation in section 3(2) (automatic enrolment) of the Act by entering into arrangements with—

(a)

the trustees or managers of an automatic enrolment scheme which is a defined benefits scheme or a hybrid scheme, so that, before the end of a period of F3six weeks beginning with the closure date, a jobholder to whom section 3 of the Act applies becomes an active member of that scheme with effect from the closure date;F4...

(b)

the trustees or managers of an automatic enrolment scheme which is a money purchase scheme, so that before the end of a period of six weeks beginning with the closure date a jobholder to whom section 3 of the Act applies becomes an active member of that scheme with effect from the automatic enrolment date;F5 or

(c)

the provider of an automatic enrolment scheme which is a personal pension scheme so that before the end of the period of F6six weeks beginning with the closure date the jobholder to whom section 3 of the Act applies receives information about the terms and conditions mentioned in paragraph (4). ”

in regulation 6(2) and (4) for “paragraph (1)(b)” each time it occurs substitute “paragraph (1)(c)”

in regulations 7 and 8 for all references to “the automatic enrolment date” substitute “ ;the closure date ”; and

at the end of regulation 7 add—

“(4)

At the request of the jobholder the employer must, for the period prescribed in paragraph (5), deduct any contributions which would have been payable by the jobholder to the scheme in respect of the period beginning on the automatic enrolment date and ending on the closure date, from any qualifying earnings or pensionable pay due to the jobholder in any applicable pay reference period.

(5)

For the purposes of paragraph (4), the prescribed period is a period of—

(a)

5 years beginning with the date on which section 3 (automatic enrolment) of the Act comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State under section 149(1) of the Act; or

(b)

such shorter period as is agreed between the jobholder and the employer.

(6)

For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 6 “closure date” has the meaning given by section 30(4) (transitional period for defined benefits and hybrid schemes) of the Act.”.