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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up, Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2007.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
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In regulation 8(6)(b)(i) of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (requirements to be satisfied by transferee schemes, annuities, etc.) omit “who has a right under the scheme rules to the payment”.
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In regulation 3(2) of the Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) add “or”, and
(c) after sub-paragraph (b) add—“
(c) qualifies as a winding up lump sum for the purposes of paragraph 10 of Part 1 of that Schedule.”.
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In regulation 8 of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up Notices and Reports, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (reports to the Authority about winding up: time limits)—
(a) in paragraph (5) after “on or after 1st April 2003” insert “but before 1st October 2007”, and
(b) after paragraph (5) add—“
(6) In the case of a winding-up which begins on or after 1st October 2007, the first report to be made under Article 72A shall be made—
(a) after the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the winding up begins, and
(b) before the end of the period of three months beginning with the end of the period that applies under sub-paragraph (a).”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 19th July 2007
(L.S.)John O’Neill
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
