# The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 28: Article 27: consequences


(1) Any person who acts as an auditor or actuary of a trust scheme in contravention of Article 27(4) is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment or a fine, or both.
(2) An offence under paragraph (1) may be charged by reference to any day or longer period of time; and a person may be convicted of a second or subsequent offence under that paragraph by reference to any period of time following the preceding conviction of the offence.
(3) Acts done as an auditor or actuary of a trust scheme by a person who is ineligible under Article 27 to do so are not invalid merely because of that fact.
Para. (4) rep. by 2005 NI 1

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/3213/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-28
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.