Regulation 6 Method of providing information

(1)

Where, under these Regulations, any information is to be provided to any person that information shall be provided in writing.

(2)

Where—

(a)

under these Regulations any information is to be provided—

(i)

to the Board by any member or beneficiary; or

(ii)

by the Board to any member or beneficiary; and

(b)

there is an appointed representative in relation to that member or beneficiary,

that information shall be provided by or to his appointed representative.

(3)

Any document sent, or notification given, by the Board to any member or beneficiary under regulation 3(6) shall include—

(a)

the name of the scheme to which it relates or other information sufficient to identify the subject matter of the document or notification;

(b)

the address and telephone number of the Board;

(c)

the name in legible characters of the sender of the document or giver of the notification; and

(d)

the date on which it was sent or given.

(4)

Any notification given by the Board to any person under regulation 3(2), (4) or (5) shall include—

(a)

the name of the person to whom it is given;

(b)

the name of the scheme to which the notification relates;

(c)

the pension scheme registration number which is allocated to that scheme in the register;

(d)

the address and telephone number of the Board;

(e)

the name in legible characters of the giver of the notification; and

(f)

the date on which it was given.

(5)

Any document sent, or notification given, by any trustees or managers to the Board under regulation 4(2) shall include—

(a)

the names of the trustees or managers sending the document or giving the notification;

(b)

the name of the scheme to which the document or notification relates; and

(c)

the pension scheme registration number which is allocated to that scheme in the register.

(6)

Any document sent, or notification given, to the Board by any member under regulation 5(2), or by the personal representative of a deceased member under regulation 5(3), shall include, in relation to that member—

(a)

the name, address, date of birth and national insurance number of that member;

(b)

the name of the employer in relation to the scheme in which that member's pension rights accrued; and

(c)

the address or location of a place of business of that employer.

(7)

Any document sent, or notification given, to the Board by any beneficiary under regulation 5(2), or by the personal representative of a deceased beneficiary under regulation 5(3), shall include, in relation to the member from whom that beneficiary has accrued pension rights, the information described in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (6) and the name, address, date of birth and national insurance number of that beneficiary.