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The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/1655 · Made 26 June 1996 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 20 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 6 April 2015.

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reg.4(2)amendedOccupational Pension Schemes (Reference Scheme and Miscellaneous Amendments) 1997 reg.4
reg.5amendedPersonal and Occupational Pension Schemes 1999 reg.5(2)
reg.11amendedPersonal and Occupational Pension Schemes 1999 reg 5(3)
Sch.1, para.26amendedPersonal and Occupational Pension Schemes 1999 regs.5(4),15
reg.1 defn(s)amendedStakeholder Pension Schemes 2000 reg.28(2)
Act—Stakeholder Pension Schemes 2000 reg.32. Sch.2
Act—Stakeholder Pension Schemes 2000 reg.32, Sch.2
reg.2amendedStakeholder Pension Schemes 2000 reg.28(3)
reg.5amendedStakeholder Pension Schemes 2000 reg.28(4)
Sch 3, para.7amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(5)
reg.1 defn(s).amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(2)(a)
reg.1 defn(s).addedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(2)(b)(c)
reg.5amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(3)
Sch,2. para.4amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(4)(a)
Sch.2, para.6AAaddedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(4)(b)
Sch.2, para.SAaddedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg 5(4)(c)
Sch.2, para.9amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg.5(4)(d)
Sch.2, para.10amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg 5(4)(e)
Sch.2, paras.l 3,14amendedPension Sharing (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2000 reg 5(4)(f)
reg.2amendedOccupational Pension Schemes (Republic of Ireland Schemes Exemption) 2000 reg.7

PENSIONS

Made 26th June 1996

Laid before Parliament 28th June 1996

Coming into force 6th April 1997

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 113, 168, 181(1) and 182(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993M1 and sections 10(3), 41(1) and (6), 124(1) and 174(2) and (3) of the Pensions Act 1995M2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Occupational Pensions Board having agreed that the proposals to make these Regulations, to the extent that they are made under the Pension Schemes Act 1993, need not be referred to themM3, and the Secretary of State not otherwise being required to consult as the regulations otherwise contained in this instrument are made by virtue of sections 10(3), 41(1) and (6) of the Pensions Act 1995 and are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisionsM4, by this instrument, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1993 c.48. Section 168 was amended by section 155(1) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26). Section 181(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

M2

1995 c.26. Section 124(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

M3

See section 185(2)(b) and (6) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

M4

See section 120(2)(c) of the Pensions Act 1995. This provides that the requirement to consult does not apply where regulations are made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of Part I of the Pensions Act 1995 by virtue of which they are made.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Application of these Regulations
  3. 3Constitution of scheme
  4. 4Basic information about the scheme
  5. 5Information to be made available to individuals
  6. 6Availability and content of annual report
  7. 7Availability of other documents
  8. 8Limited disclosure requirement imposed on trustees of schemes which are not tax-approved or public service pension schemes and on trustees of a scheme established by the Salvation Army Act 1963
  9. 9Recognised trade unions
  10. 10Service of information and documents by a scheme
  11. 10AService of information and documents to a scheme
  12. 10BProvision of information on a website
  13. 11Civil Penalties
  14. 12Revocation
  15. Signature
  16. Schedule 1: BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEME
  17. 1Paragraph 1
  18. 2Paragraph 2
  19. 3Paragraph 3
  20. 4Paragraph 4
  21. 5Paragraph 5
  22. 6Paragraph 6
  23. 7Paragraph 7
  24. 8Paragraph 8
  25. 9Paragraph 9
  26. 10Paragraph 10
  27. 11Paragraph 11
  28. 12Paragraph 12
  29. 12AParagraph 12A Repealed
  30. 13Paragraph 13
  31. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  32. 15Paragraph 15
  33. 16Paragraph 16
  34. 17Paragraph 17
  35. 18Paragraph 18
  36. 19Paragraph 19
  37. 20Paragraph 20
  38. 21Paragraph 21
  39. 22Paragraph 22
  40. 23Paragraph 23
  41. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  42. 25Paragraph 25
  43. 26Paragraph 26
  44. 27Paragraph 27
  45. 28Paragraph 28
  46. 29Paragraph 29
  47. Schedule 2: INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 6ZAParagraph 6ZA
  55. 6AAParagraph 6AA
  56. 6AParagraph 6A Repealed
  57. 7Paragraph 7
  58. 8Paragraph 8
  59. 8AParagraph 8A Repealed
  60. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  61. 10Paragraph 10
  62. 11Paragraph 11
  63. 12Paragraph 12
  64. 13Paragraph 13
  65. 14Paragraph 14
  66. 15Paragraph 15
  67. 16Paragraph 16
  68. 17Paragraph 17
  69. 18Paragraph 18
  70. 19Paragraph 19
  71. 20Paragraph 20
  72. 21Paragraph 21
  73. 22Paragraph 22
  74. Schedule 3: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. 6Paragraph 6
  81. 7Paragraph 7
  82. 8Paragraph 8
  83. 9Paragraph 9
  84. 10Paragraph 10
  85. 11Paragraph 11
  86. 12Paragraph 12
  87. 13Paragraph 13
  88. 14Paragraph 14
  89. 15Paragraph 15
  90. 16Paragraph 16
  91. Schedule 4REVOCATIONS
  92. Explanatory note