{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-27.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/920",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pensions-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Minor amendments of the AVC Regulations",
  "text": "(1) The AVC Regulations are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2(1)—\n(a) omit the definitions of “approved scheme”, “free-standing additional voluntary contribution scheme” and “retirement benefits scheme”,\n(b) for the definition of “personal pension scheme” substitute—\n““personal pension scheme” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;”\n(c) at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—\n““occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;”,\n““registered pension scheme” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Finance Act 2004 (see section 150(2) of that Act);”, and\n““voluntary contribution rights”, in relation to a person, means rights under an occupational pension scheme that derive from voluntary contributions made by the person;”.\n(3) In regulation 2(3) from “approved” to the end substitute “a registered pension scheme”.\n(4) For regulation 3(4) substitute—\n“(4) The Trustees shall be responsible for the discharge of the functions conferred or imposed on the scheme administrator of the AVC scheme by or under Part 4 of the Finance Act 2004.”.\n(5) Omit regulation 12 (surplus monies).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 12 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.I. 1999/780"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/920/regulation/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:33:07.580715+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}