Paragraph 47 I1

in subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—

“(a)

the scheme has ceased to be a contracted-out scheme, and

(b)

any persons remain who fall within any of the following categories.

(2A)

Those categories are—

(a)

any persons entitled to receive, or having accrued rights to—

(i)

guaranteed minimum pensions, or

(ii)

pensions under the scheme attributable to service on or after the principal appointed day but before the scheme ceased to be contracted-out,

(b)

any persons who have protected rights under the scheme or are entitled to any benefit giving effect to protected rights under it”,

in subsection (3), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—

“(a)

the scheme has ceased to be an appropriate scheme, and

(b)

any persons remain who have protected rights under the scheme or are entitled to any benefit giving effect to protected rights under it”, and

subsections (4) to (6) are omitted.