{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-regulations-1996/regulation-22",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-regulations-1996/regulation-22.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1172",
  "legislation_title": "Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/22",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Each part of scheme to comply with section 12A of the 1993 Act.",
  "text": "(1) Where a scheme makes provision in relation to earners in one category of employment which differs from provision made in the case of earners in another such category, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the scheme satisfies section 12A of the 1993 Act in relation to each of the categories of employment which is to be contracted-out.\n(2) Where a scheme makes provision in relation to one description of earners within a category of employment which differs from provision made in the case of another description of earners within that category, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the scheme satisfies section 12A of the 1993 Act in relation to each such description of earners which is to be contracted-out.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1172/regulation/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:44:46.785957+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."
}