# The Occupational Pension Schemes (Member-nominated Trustees and Directors) Regulations 1996 (revoked), Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S

(1) If the notice contains the statement mentioned in paragraph 6(1)(a), the eligible members must be given the opportunity of objecting to the proposed appropriate rules or alternative arrangements.
(2) If—
(a) no objections are received within the objection period; or
(b) objections to the proposed rules or arrangements by eligible members totalling less in number than 10 per cent. of the total number of such members which the scheme comprises at the beginning of the objection period (or, if it is less, 10,000 eligible members) are received within that period,
the appropriate rules or, as the case may be, the alternative arrangements shall be treated as approved on the last day of the objection period.
(3) Where the objection period will begin before the end of the first scheme year, the trustees must determine for the purposes of paragraph 6(2)(c) and sub-paragraph (2)(b) the number which is to be taken as the number of eligible members at the beginning of the objection period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1216/schedule/1/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pension-schemes-member-nominated-trustees-and-directors-regulations-1996-revoked/schedule-1/paragraph-8
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