Regulation 4 Amendments to the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Incentive Payments) Regulations 1987

Regulation 2 of the Personal and Occupational Pension Schemes (Incentive Payments) Regulations 1987^f1 (which specifies employments in relation to which payments under section 3(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986 are not to be made) is amended as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation.

Paragraph (6) is amended by replacing “(7) or (8)” with “(7), (8) or (12)”.

The following paragraph is added at the end—

“(12)

This paragraph applies to any employment which is employment of an earner about whom no notification has been given in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) where—

(a)

the Secretary of State has reason to suppose that notification ought to have been given; and

(b)

the earner has not satisfied the Secretary of State that either notification was not required or, if notification had been given, neither paragraph (7) nor (8) would apply.”.