Section 69 Grounds for applying for modifications: winding up registered schemesC1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1The Authority may, on an application made to them by the trustees of a registered pension scheme which is being wound up, make an order—

(a)

modifying the scheme for the purpose of enabling assets remaining after the liabilities of the scheme have been fully discharged to be distributed to the employer, or

(b)

authorising the trustees to modify the scheme for that purpose.

(2)

But the Authority may act under subsection (1) only if prescribed requirements in relation to the distribution are satisfied.

(3)

Regulations may make provision requiring applications under subsection (1) to meet prescribed requirements.

(4)

Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances this section does not apply to schemes falling within a prescribed class or description or applies to them with prescribed modifications.

(5)

In this section “registered pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme registered under section 153 of the Finance Act 2004 (other than a public service pension scheme).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 69 substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 13 para. 61

Modifications

C1: S. 69 excluded (31.12.2000) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Republic of Ireland Schemes Exemption) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3198), regs. 1(1), 2, Sch.