{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2012-act-transitional-consequential-and-supplementary-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2012-act-transitional-consequential-and-supplementary-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2014/204",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (2012 Act) (Transitional, Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-2012-act-transitional-consequential-and-supplementary-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“approved withdrawal arrangement”, “flexible apportionment arrangement”, “multi-employer scheme”, “regulated apportionment arrangement”, “scheme apportionment arrangement” and “withdrawal arrangement” have the same meanings as in regulation 2(1) of the Employer Debt Regulations;\n“the effective date” is the date by reference to which the assets of a scheme are valued and the amount of the scheme liabilities is calculated;\n“employer” has the same meaning as in Article 75 of the 1995 Order (deficiencies in the assets) and regulations 6 (multi-employer schemes: general) and 9 (frozen schemes and former employers) of the Employer Debt Regulations;\n“the Employer Debt Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 ;\n“share of the difference”, in relation to an employer participating in a multi-employer scheme, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Employer Debt Regulations and includes in particular an employer's share under—\n(a)a scheme apportionment arrangement;\n(b)a withdrawal arrangement;\n(c)a flexible apportionment arrangement;\n(d)an approved withdrawal arrangement, and\n(e)a regulated apportionment arrangement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "The definitions of “approved withdrawal arrangement”, “regulated apportionment arrangement” and “scheme apportionment arrangement” were inserted, and the definitions of “multi-employer scheme” and “withdrawal arrangement” were substituted, by regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2008 No. 132; the definition of “flexible apportionment arrangement” was inserted by regulation 4(a)(i) of S.R. 2012 No. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Article 75 was amended by Article 248 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 6 of S.R. 2008 No. 132, regulation 6 of S.R. 2010 No. 111; regulation 6 of S.R. 2012 No. 1 and paragraph 10(c) of the Schedule to S.R. 2012 No. 294"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "Regulation 9 was substituted by regulation 10 of S.R. 2008 No. 132 and amended by regulation 11 of S.R. 2010 No. 111 and regulation 11 of S.R. 2012 No. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.R. 2005 No. 168"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "The definition of “share of the difference” was inserted by regulation 4 of S.R. 2008 No. 132"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/204/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:06:02.883085+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."
}