{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-pension-schemes-splitting-of-schemes-regulations-2006/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-pension-schemes-splitting-of-schemes-regulations-2006/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/569",
  "legislation_title": "The Registered Pension Schemes (Splitting of Schemes) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registered-pension-schemes-splitting-of-schemes-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Responsibilities and liabilities of sub-scheme administrators",
  "text": "(1) The sub-scheme administrator of a sub-scheme shall assume the liabilities and responsibilities set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations in relation to that scheme.\n(2) In the provisions referred to in that Schedule any reference to the scheme administrator shall be read as a reference to the sub-scheme administrator.\n(3) The split scheme administrator shall cease to have responsibility or liability in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph (1) in respect of the sub-scheme.\n(4) The provisions of section 270(2) and (3) (meaning of “scheme administrator”) apply to the sub-scheme administrator and the references to the scheme administrator in those subsections shall be read as references to the sub-scheme administrator).\n(5) Section 272 (trustees etc. liable as scheme administrator) applies to sub-scheme administrators with the following modifications—\n(a) in subsection (1)“ for “registered pension scheme”; substitute “sub-scheme”;\n(b) in subsections (1)(a) to (c), (2)(a) and (b) for “scheme administrator” (in each place) substitute “sub-scheme administrator”;\n(c) in subsections (1)(a) to (c) and (2), (3) and (5) for “pension scheme” (in each place) substitute “sub-scheme”;\n(d) in subsection (2)—\n(i) in paragraph (a) after “by virtue of this Part” insert “as applied by regulation 3 of the Registered Pensions (Splitting of Schemes) Regulations 2006”; and\n(ii) in paragraph (b) after “by or under this Part.” insert “as applied by the Registered Pensions (Splitting of Schemes) Regulations 2006”; and\n(e) in subsection (4) for “pension scheme” substitute “sub-scheme”.\n(6) Section 273 (members liable as scheme administrator) applies to members of a sub-scheme with the following modifications—\n(a) in subsection (1) for “registered pension scheme” substitute “sub-scheme”;\n(b) in subsections (1)(a) and (b) for “pension scheme” substitute “sub-scheme”;\n(c) in subsection (1)(a) after “(trustees, etc.)” add “(as modified by regulation 3 of the Registered Pensions (Splitting of Schemes) Regulations 2006)”;\n(d) in subsection (1)(b) omit the words “or section 242 (de-registration charge)”;\n(e) in subsections (2) and (4) for “pension scheme” substitute “sub-scheme”;\n(f) in subsection (5)(a) for “the pension scheme” substitute “the split scheme”;\n(g) in subsections (5)(b) and (d) for “the pension scheme” substitute “the sub-scheme”;\n(h) in subsection (5)(c) after the words “that the pension scheme was” add “part of”;\n(i) in subsection (10) for “the pension scheme” substitute “the sub-scheme”.\n(7) Section 274(2) (supplementary) applies to sub-scheme administrators with the following modifications—\n(a) for “scheme administrator” substitute “sub-scheme administrator”; and\n(b) for “registered pension scheme” substitute “sub-scheme”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/569/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:35:59.167682+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}