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Regulation 7 Availability of other documentsF4C1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the trustees of any scheme shall make provision in the manner specified in paragraph (3), for the disclosure of—

F1(a)

the statement of funding principles where required under section 223 of the 2004 Act;

(b)

where Part 3 of the 2004 Act applies to the scheme, the last actuarial valuation under section 224 of that Act received by the trustees, or, if an actuarial report under that section was received by them more recently than the last actuarial valuation, both that valuation and any report received subsequently;

(c)

any recovery plan prepared under section 226 of the 2004 Act which is currently in force;

(ca)

the payment schedule where required under section 87 of the 1995 Act or schedule of contributions where required under section 227 of the 2004 Act, and

(d)

the latest statement of the principles governing decisions about investments where required under section 35 of the 1995 Act,

F2(e)

an outline of the winding up procedure prepared or revised under section 231A of the 2004 Act,

to persons and trade unions in the categories specified in paragraph (4).

(2)

The requirements of this regulation do not apply to a public service pension scheme such as is referred to in regulation 6(2).

(3)

A copy of any such document as is mentioned in paragraph (1), being the latest such document, shall, within 2 months of a request being made by a person or a trade union in the categories specified in paragraph (4)—

(a)

be made available free of charge for inspection at a place which is reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the request and of the person who or trade union which made it; or, at their option,

(b)

be furnished to such person or trade union, and where a charge is levied it shall not exceed the expense incurred in copying, posting and packing such copy.

(4)

The categories of persons and trade unions mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (3) are the following, namely—

(a)

members and prospective members of the scheme;

(b)

spouses F3and civil partners of members and of prospective members of the scheme;

(c)

beneficiaries under the scheme;

(d)

independent trade unions recognised to any extent for the purposes of collective bargaining in relation to members and prospective members of the scheme.

(5)

When a copy of a document is furnished in accordance with paragraph (3), it shall be accompanied by a written statement that further information about the scheme is available, giving the address to which enquiries about it should be sent.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Reg. 7(1)(a)-(ca) substituted for (30.12.2005) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), regs. 1, 20(1), Sch. 3 paras. 2(6) (with Sch. 3 para. 3)

F2

Reg. 7(1)(e) inserted (24.7.2006) by Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up Procedure Requirement) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1733), regs. 1, 3(2)

F3

Words in reg. 7(4)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 5(5) (with art. 3)

F4

Reg. 7 heading substituted (30.12.2005) by virtue of The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Funding) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3377), regs. 1, 20(1), Sch. 3 paras. 2(5) (with Sch. 3 para. 3)

Modifications

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Regs. 6, 7 applied (1.10.2000) by The Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1403), regs. 1(2), 32, Schs. 2