# The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 41C: Articles 41A and 41B: compliance


(1) Regulations may make provision with a view to ensuring compliance with a provision of regulations under Article 41A or 41B.
(2) The regulations may in particular—
(a) provide for the Authority to issue a notice (a “compliance notice”) to a person with a view to ensuring the person's compliance with a provision of regulations under Article 41A or 41B;
(b) provide for the Authority to issue a notice (a “third party compliance notice”) to a person with a view to ensuring another person's compliance with a provision of regulations under Article 41A or 41B;
(c) provide for the Authority to issue a notice (a “penalty notice”) imposing a penalty on a person where the Authority are of the opinion that the person—
(i) has failed to comply with a compliance notice or third party compliance notice, or
(ii) has contravened a provision of regulations under Article 41A or 41B;
(d) provide for the making of a reference to the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal in respect of the issue of a penalty notice or the amount of a penalty;
(e) confer other functions on the Authority.
(3) The regulations may make provision for determining the amount, or the maximum amount, of a penalty in respect of a failure or contravention.
(4) But the amount of a penalty imposed under the regulations in respect of a failure or contravention must not exceed—
(a) £5,000, in the case of an individual, and
(b) £50,000, in any other case.
(5) In this Article “First-tier Tribunal” and “Upper Tribunal” mean those tribunals established under section 3 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/3213/article/41C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-41C
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