Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2005.

These Regulations come into force on 2nd September 2005.

Regulation 2(1), (2)(c), (3) and (5) does not apply if the employment-cessation event occurs before that date.

Regulation 4(2) does not apply if the applicable time is before that date.

In these Regulations—

• “the 2004 Act” means the Pensions Act 2004;

• “the 2005 Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005^f1;

• “the applicable time” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2005 Regulations (interpretation);

• “employment-cessation event” has the meaning given in regulation 6(4) of the 2005 Regulations (multi-employer schemes: general).