Article 231 Representative of non-UK scheme to be treated as trusteeF6

Northern Ireland

(1)

In the case of an occupational pension scheme that has its main administration outside the F1United Kingdom, a reference in pensions legislation to the trustees, or a trustee, of the scheme includes a person who is for the time being appointed by the trustees of the scheme to be a representative of the scheme for the purposes of this Article.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a prescribed reference.

(3)

In paragraph (1) “pensions legislation” means any statutory provision contained in or made by virtue of—

(a)

the Pension Schemes Act,

(b)

the 1995 Order,

(c)

Parts II to V of the 1999 Order, F2...

(d)

this OrderF3, ~~F4or~~

(e)

the Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 F5, or

(f)

Part 2 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 231(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/193), regs. 1, 5(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in art. 231(3)(c) omitted (16.1.2016) by virtue of Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 1), s. 52, Sch. 2 para. 31(a)
F3: Art. 231(3)(e) and word inserted (16.1.2016) by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 1), s. 52, Sch. 2 para. 31(b)
F4: Word in art. 231(3)(d) omitted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.8.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by virtue of Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), s. 131(1)(3)(a), Sch. 6 para. 19(a); S.R. 2022/197, art. 3(a)
F5: Art. 231(3)(f) and word inserted (11.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.8.2022 in so far as not already in operation) by Pension Schemes Act 2021 (c. 1), s. 131(1)(3)(a), Sch. 6 para. 19(b); S.R. 2022/197, art. 3(a)
F6: Words in art. 231 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/193), regs. 1, 5(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)