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2005 No. 3256

PENSIONS

The Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

  Made 23rd November 2005 
  Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 168, 190(1)(a) and (2), 203(1), 286(1) and (3)(d) and (j), 315(2), (4) and (5) and 318(1) of the Pensions Act 2004[1].

     In accordance with section 316(2)(n) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

     This instrument contains regulations 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 the regulations are made[2].

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
     1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Assistance Scheme (Modifications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

    (2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.

    (3) In these Regulations—

Application of Part 2 of the Act
     2. —(1) The provisions of Part 2 of the Act set out in regulation 3 shall apply, with the modifications there specified, for the purposes of any regulations in relation to appeals against any determination, or failure to make a determination, in connection with the financial assistance scheme.

    (2) In so far as they do not extend to Northern Ireland, the provisions of Part 2 of the Act which are applied by paragraph (1) shall apply, as modified by regulation 3, to Northern Ireland, for the purposes of any regulations in relation to appeals referred to in paragraph (1), as if those provisions extended to Northern Ireland.

Modifications to Part 2 of the Act
    
3. —(1) In section 209(4) of the Act—

    (2) Section 212 of the Act shall apply as if, in subsection (1), after "discharge of his functions" there were inserted ", and a separate report on the discharge of his functions in relation to appeals in connection with the financial assistance scheme,".

    (3) Section 213(4)(d) of the Act (costs) shall apply as if it provided for regulations under that section to make provision for the costs or expenses of prescribed persons incurred in connection with an appeal under regulations made under section 286 of the Act (financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes).

    (4) Section 215 of the Act (referral of questions of law) shall apply as if it provided for the PPF Ombudsman to refer any question of law arising for determination in connection with an appeal under regulations made under section 286 of the Act—

    (5) Section 216(2) of the Act (publication) shall apply as if it provided that, for the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication of any matter by the PPF Ombudsman in connection with an appeal under regulations made under section 286 of the Act shall be absolutely privileged.

    (6) Section 217(1) of the Act (determinations of the PPF Ombudsman – right of appeal) shall apply as if it provided that a person bound by a determination or direction by the PPF Ombudsman by virtue of regulations made under section 286 of the Act may appeal on a point of law arising from the determination or direction—

    (7) Section 217(2) of the Act (determinations of the PPF Ombudsman – enforcement) shall apply as if it provided that any determination or direction of the PPF Ombudsman made under regulations made under section 286 of the Act is enforceable—

    (8) Section 218 of the Act (obstruction etc of the PPF Ombudsman) shall apply as if—

Amendment of the FAS Regulations
    
4. —(1) The FAS Regulations shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

    (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

    (3) In regulation 17 (annual payments)—

    (4) For regulation 18 (initial payments), substitute—

    (5) In regulation 19(3)(b), for "18(3)" substitute "18(4)".

    (6) In Schedule 2 (determination of annual and initial payments)—


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