2.—(1) Article 234 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005(1) (conditions for pension protection) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a)there is a transfer of an undertaking, business or part of an undertaking or business for the purposes of regulation 3(1)(a) of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006(2) or there is a service provision change within the meaning of the Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(3),”.
(3) In paragraph (1)(b) after “by virtue of the transfer” there shall be inserted “or service provision change”.
(4) Paragraph (6) is omitted.
(5) For paragraph (8) there shall be substituted—
“(8) In this Article references to the transferor include any associate of the transferor, and Article 4 of the Insolvency Order applies for the purposes of this Article as it applies for the purposes of that Order.”.