# The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1996


(1) The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “independent trade union” insert—
““jobholder information” means the information specified in regulation 3 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010.”
(3) For regulation 4(2) (basic information about the scheme), substitute —
“(2) The information specified in Schedule 1 shall be given as of course, where practicable, to every prospective member, and where such information has not already been given to a person, it shall be given—
(a) where the trustees of the scheme have received jobholder information in relation to that person, to that person within 1 month of the scheme receiving that information, or
(b) where no jobholder information has been received, to that person within 2 months of his becoming a member of the scheme.
(2A) To the extent that any information specified in Schedule 1 has not previously been given to a member who was a deferred member of the scheme on 5th April 1997, such information shall be given to that member within 2 months of his becoming a pensioner member.”
(4) For paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, substitute—
“(2) How persons who are eligible to be members of the scheme are admitted to it”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1811/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-disclosure-of-information-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-2
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