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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-managers-regulations-1986/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-managers-regulations-1986/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1718",
  "legislation_title": "The Occupational Pension Schemes (Managers) Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-managers-regulations-1986",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "These regulations are made under section 5 of the Social Security Act 1985 before the expiry of the period of 12 months beginning with the commencement (on 1st January 1986) of that section. Consequently by virtue of section 61(5) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c.50), the provisions of section 61(2) and (3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (which require reference to the Occupational Pensions Board of, and a report by the Board on proposals to make regulations for certain purposes of that Act) do not apply to them.\nSections 56A and 56E of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 enable regulations to be made with regard to the disclosure of information and documents by occupational pension schemes to their members and prospective members, and to other specified persons. The relevant regulations are the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1986 as amended by the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986 No. 1717). Section 56L provides a person who is entitled to disclosure under section 56A or section 56E with a means of enforcing his rights.\nResponsibility for disclosure rests with the trustees of schemes, or where there are no trustees, the managers. These regulations make provision as to who is to be treated as a manager of an occupational pension scheme which is a public service pension scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1718/note",
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  "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."
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