# Pension Schemes Act 2015, Section 52: Power to require employer to arrange advice for purposes of section 51

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland may by regulations specify circumstances in which an employer must arrange or pay for a member of a pension scheme, or a survivor of a member of a pension scheme, to receive appropriate independent advice for the purpose of satisfying a requirement imposed by section 51.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular—
(a) impose limitations on the amount that an employer may be required to pay;
(b) prohibit an employer from seeking in any way to recover, from a member or survivor, costs incurred by the employer in complying with the regulations;
(c) provide for Article 10 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)) (civil penalties) to apply to a failure by an employer to comply with the regulations.
(3) In this section “employer” has the meaning given by regulations made by the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/8/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pension-schemes-act-2015/section-52
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