Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 925
PENSIONS
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
27th March 2006
Laid before Parliament
27th March 2006
Coming into force
28th March 2006
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 288(1), 289(1), 315(2) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004( 1 ).
These Regulations are made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of that Act by virtue of which they are made( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 28th March 2006.
(2) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Cross-border Activities) Regulations 2005 ( 3 ).
Amendment of the Principal Regulations
2. —(1) The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “section 615 scheme”.
(3) In—
(a) regulation 5(3)(a) (applications for general authorisation to accept contributions from European employers: established schemes which are carrying on cross-border activity), and
(b) regulation 10(3)(a) (applications for approval in relation to particular European employer: established schemes which are carrying on cross-border activity),
for “section 615” substitute “pre-23rd September 2005”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen C. Timms
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
27th March 2006
2004 c. 35 . Section 318(1) is cited because of the meaning there given to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
See section 317 of the Pensions Act 2004 which provides that the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate before making regulations by virtue of the provisions of that Act (other than Part 8). This duty does not apply where regulations are made before the end of six months beginning with the coming into force of the provisions of that Act by virtue of which the regulations are made.