{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-and-personal-pension-schemes-automatic-enrolment-regulations-2010/regulation-5E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-and-personal-pension-schemes-automatic-enrolment-regulations-2010/regulation-5E.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/772",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-and-personal-pension-schemes-automatic-enrolment-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/5E",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5E",
  "heading": "Winding-up lump sum",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies to a worker where—\n(a) that worker has received a winding-up lump sum as defined in paragraph 10 of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004 (winding-up lump sums) (“paragraph 10”);\n(b) at the time the winding-up lump sum was paid, the worker was employed by the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) of paragraph 10; and\n(c) during the period of 12 months beginning with the date on which the winding-up lump sum was paid—\n(i) the worker has ceased to be employed and been re-employed by that person; and\n(ii) after re-employment, either section 3(1) (automatic enrolment) or 5(1A) or (1B) (automatic re-enrolment) of the Act applies to the worker.\n(2) In relation to the worker to whom this regulation applies—\n(a) during the period of 12 months beginning with the date on which the winding-up lump sum was paid—\n(i) sections 3(2) and 5(2) of the Act are to be read as if for “must” there were substituted “may”; and\n(ii) sections 7 and 9 of the Act do not apply; and\n(b) after the expiry of that period, section 3(2) of the Act does not apply.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 5B-5F inserted (1.4.2015) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/501), regs. 1, 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 5E(1)(c) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/311), regs. 1(1), 4(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/772/regulation/5E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:47:56.546758+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}