The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012

Made: 28th June 2012

Laid before Parliament: 2nd July 2012

Coming into force: 23rd July 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 143(3), (4) and (5), 143A(5), 151(4), 156(1), 185(4)(a), 203(1), 207(1), (2) and (5)(a), 213(1) and (2)(b), 307(1)(b) and (2)(b), 315(2), (4) and (5), and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004 .

By virtue of section 317(2) of the Pensions Act 2004, the Secretary of State is not required to consult any person before making these Regulations as this instrument contains only regulations which are consequential upon amendments made to that Act by paragraphs 1 to 16 of Schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 2011 , and is made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of those amendments.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012.

• (2) They come into force on 23rd July 2012.

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Multi-employer Schemes)(Modification) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Review and Reconsideration of Reviewable Matters) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Valuation) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Provision of Information) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005

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In regulation 3(2) of the Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005 (time for making a reference) —

• (a) after sub-paragraph (e), insert–

(ea) the issue of– (i) a notice under section 143(2A) of the Act (whether Board will make a determination or obtain an actuarial valuation); or (ii) a determination under section 143(2)(a) of the Act (whether condition in section 127(2)(a) or 128(2)(a) satisfied);

• (b) in sub-paragraph (l), after “(closed schemes)”, insert—

; or (m) the issue of– (i) a notice under section 158(3A) of the Act (whether Board will make a determination or obtain an actuarial valuation); or (ii) a determination under section 158(3)(a) of the Act (whether condition in section 158(1) satisfied).

Amendment of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

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Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Closed Schemes) Regulations 2007

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb — Minister of State, — 28th June 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2004 c. 35. Section 318(1) is quoted for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^f00002]: 2011 c. 19.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2005/441; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/993 and 2113.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2005/590, amended by S.I. 2005/993; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00005]: S.I. 2005/669; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/993, 2113 and 2184, 2006/685, 2007/771, 2010/560 and 2011/731.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2005/672; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/993 and 2113, 2006/580, 2007/782, and 2009/451.

[^f00007]: 1995 c26.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2005/674; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/2113, 2006/595, 2010/196.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2005/2024, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00010]: S.I. 2005/2184, amended by S.I. 2010/483; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2007/865, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Editorial notes

[^c2130199]: 2004 c. 35. Section 318(1) is quoted for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

[^c2130200]: 2011 c. 19.

[^c2130207]: S.I. 2005/2024, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^key-9ed4c5b01dcf870ecfdf56675232fa00]: Reg. 1(3) revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(a) (with reg. 10)

[^key-058dc164b6aa54793257453b5d2c2b74]: Reg. 2 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(b) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-93c47b9f5ff0db1efdb141bea848196f]: Reg. 3 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(c) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-a8e9d2ceed4d9f505e0575c3b48738e4]: Reg. 4 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(d) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-971ccf4e58d617ca6f71a39da195a20f]: Reg. 5 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(e) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-27a175c2623359b0dd766eda81981f33]: Reg. 6 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(f) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-1be62f0c6835d33009ac36d8ecd00bb3]: Reg. 8 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(g) (with regs. 9(2) 10)

[^key-ed3bec2aade6c3dd2c15fc283fa39e1c]: Reg. 9 revoked (24.1.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3083), regs. 1(2)(a), 9(h) (with regs. 9(2) 10)