The Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations 2000

Citation, commencement and interpretationE+W+S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Provision of Information) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st December 2000.

(2) In these Regulations—

• “the 1993 Act" means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

• “the 1995 Act" means the Pensions Act 1995;

• “the 1999 Act" means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

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• “the Charging Regulations" means the Pensions on Divorce etc. (Charging) Regulations 2000 M1;

• “the Implementation and Discharge of Liability Regulations" means the Pension Sharing (Implementation and Discharge of Liability) Regulations 2000 M2;

• “the Valuation Regulations" means the Pension Sharing (Valuation) Regulations 2000 M3;

• “active member" has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the 1995 Act M4;

• “day" means any day other than—

  (a)

  Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

  (b)

  a bank holiday, that is to say, a day which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday or a holiday under Schedule 1 to the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M5;

• “deferred member" has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the 1995 Act;

• “implementation period" has the meaning given by section 34(1) of the 1999 Act;

• “member" means a person who has rights to future benefits, or has rights to benefits payable, under a pension arrangement;

• “money purchase benefits" has the meaning given by section 181(1) of the 1993 Act M6;

• “normal benefit age" has the meaning given by section 101B of the 1993 Act M7;

• [F2“normal pension age” has the meaning given in section 180 of the 1993 Act (normal pension age);]

• “notice of discharge of liability" means a notice issued to the member and his former spouse [F3or former civil partner] by the person responsible for a pension arrangement when that person has discharged his liability in respect of a pension credit in accordance with Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act;

• “notice of implementation" means a notice issued by the person responsible for a pension arrangement to the member and his former spouse [F4or former civil partner] at the beginning of the implementation period notifying them of the day on which the implementation period for the pension credit begins;

• “occupational pension scheme" has the meaning given by section 1 of the 1993 Act;

• “the party with pension rights" and “the other party" have the meanings given by section 25D(3) of the [F5Matrimonial Causes Act 1973] M8;

• “pension arrangement" has the meaning given in section 46(1) of the 1999 Act;

• “pension credit" means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act;

• “pension credit benefit" means the benefits payable under a pension arrangement or a qualifying arrangement to or in respect of a person by virtue of rights under the arrangement in question which are attributable (directly or indirectly) to a pension credit;

• “pension credit rights" means rights to future benefits under a pension arrangement or a qualifying arrangement which are attributable (directly or indirectly) to a pension credit;

• “pension sharing order or provision" means an order or provision which is mentioned in section 28(1) of the 1999 Act;

• “pensionable service" has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the 1995 Act;

• [F6“pensioner member” has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the 1995 Act;]

• “person responsible for a pension arrangement" has the meaning given by section 46(2) of the 1999 Act;

• “personal pension scheme" has the meaning given by section 1 of the 1993 Act M9;

• “qualifying arrangement" has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act;

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• “retirement annuity contract" means a contract or scheme [F8which is to be treated as becoming a registered pension scheme under 153(9) of the Finance Act 2004 in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(f) of Schedule 36 to that Act;]

• [F9“salary related occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by regulation 1A of the Transfer Values Regulations;]

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• “transfer day" has the meaning given by section 29(8) of the 1999 Act;

• “transferee" has the meaning given by section 29(8) of the 1999 Act;

• “transferor" has the meaning given by section 29(8) of the 1999 Act.

• [F2“the Transfer Values Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1996;]

• “trustees or managers" has the meaning given by section 46(1) of the 1999 Act.