# Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996, Regulation 25: Requirements for a reference scheme.


A reference scheme is a scheme which, in addition to complying with the requirements of section 12B(3) and (4) of the 1993 Act, complies with the requirements of Chapter II of Part IV of the 1993 Act (revaluation of benefits in the case of scheme members who leave pensionable service before attaining normal pension age) and section 51 of the 1995 Act (indexation of pensions).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1172/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-contracting-out-regulations-1996/regulation-25
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