Finance Act 2004

157De-registrationU.K.

(1)The Inland Revenue may withdraw the registration of a pension scheme.

(2)If the Inland Revenue withdraws the registration of a pension scheme the Inland Revenue must notify the scheme administrator.

(3)If there is no-one who is the scheme administrator, the Inland Revenue must instead notify any person or persons—

(a)who has or have responsibility for the discharge of any obligation relating to the pension scheme under section 271(4) (continuation of liability where no scheme administrator), section 272 (trustees etc.) or section 273 (members), and

(b)whom it is reasonably practicable for the Inland Revenue to identify.

(4)The notification must state the date on and after which the pension scheme will not be a registered pension scheme.