
1 
This Order may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 21st July 2005.
2 
In Article 5 of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (restrictions on the disclosure of information)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(a) the disclosure is to a person specified in paragraph (2) and the PPF Ombudsman considers that disclosure would enable or assist that person to discharge that person’s functions;
(b) the disclosure is to a person specified in paragraph (3) and the PPF Ombudsman considers that disclosure is necessary to enable the PPF Ombudsman to carry out his functions.”;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) the word “and” after sub-paragraph (i) shall be omitted; and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—“
(k) a member of the Council on Tribunals.”; and
(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—“
(3) The persons specified in this paragraph are—
(a) the Board;
(b) the person who referred a matter to him in accordance with regulations made under Article 192 or 193 or a representative of such a person appointed under those regulations;
(c) any person who has been notified of the reference of that matter, and
(d) any person providing an expert opinion or other evidence in connection with the reference of that matter.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 20th July 2005.
John O'Neill
A senior officer of the
Department for Social Development
