Territorial Extent
16.The Act extends to England and Wales and to Scotland with the exception of section 106 (legal assistance scheme) which only extends to England and Wales. The following provisions of the Act also extend to Northern Ireland:
| Part 1 | |
|---|---|
| section 1 | The Pensions Regulator |
| section 2 (other than (2)(b)) | Membership of the Regulator |
| section 4 | Regulator’s functions (other than subsection (2)(b)) |
| section 8 | Non-executive functions |
| section 9 | The Determinations Panel |
| section 11 | Annual Reports to Secretary of State |
| section 59 | Register of occupational and personal pension schemes |
| section 102 | The Pensions Regulator Tribunal |
| section 106 | Legal assistance scheme |
| Schedule 1 | The Pensions Regulator, paragraphs 1 to 19, 20(1) to (3) and (7), 21 (other than sub-paragraph (b)) (delegation), 22 to 25 and 27 to 35 and section 3 (Further provision about the Regulator) so far as it relates to those provisions; |
| Schedule 4 | The Pensions Regulator Tribunal |
| Part 2 | |
| section 107 | The Board of the Pension Protection Fund |
| section 108 | Membership of the Board |
| section 109 | Further provision about the Board |
| section 110(1)&(3) | Board’s Functions |
| section 112 | The non-executive functions |
| section 113 | Investment of funds |
| section 114 | Investment Principles |
| section 115 | Borrowing |
| section 118 | Fees |
| section 119 | Annual reports to Secretary of State |
| section 161(2)(a), (3) and (5) to (8) | Effect of Board assuming responsibility for a scheme |
| section 173 | Pension Protection Fund |
| section 188 | Fraud Compensation Fund |
| section 209 (other than subsections (4)(b) to (4)(d), (4)(f) and (4)(g); subsection (6) so far as relating to any of those sub-subsections; and subsections (7) and (8)) | The Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund |
| section 210 | Deputy PPF Ombudsmen |
| section 211 (3) and (4) | Status etc of the PPF Ombudsman and deputies |
| section 212 | Annual reports to Secretary of State |
| section 220 | Pension sharing |
| section 111 | Supplementary powers, so far as that provision has effect in relation to functions of the Board conferred by any provision of, or made under, this Act which extends to Northern Ireland; |
| Schedule 5 (other than paragraph 18) | The Board of the Pension Protection Fund |
| Schedule 6 (other than paragraph 7) | Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Board |
| Part 4 | |
| sections 234 | Promoting and facilitating financial planning for retirement and so far as it relates to that paragraph. |
| section 235 | Supply of information for purposes of section 234 |
| section 236 (in so far as it relates to Schedule 10 paragraph 2); and Schedule 10 paragraph 2 | Use and supply of information: private pensions policy and retirement planning |
| Part 5 | |
| section 274 | The Pensions Ombudsman and Deputy Pensions Ombudsmen |
| section 277(2)(b) | Amendments relating to the Pensions Compensation Board |
| Part 6 | |
| section 286 | Financial assistance scheme for members of certain pension schemes |
| Part 8 | |
| section 299 | Claims for certain benefits following termination of reciprocal agreement with Australia |
| Part 9 | |
| sections 300 (1) and (2) | Dissolution of Opra |
| section 301 | Transfer of employees from Opra to the Regulator |
| section 302 (1) and (2) | Dissolution of the Pensions Compensation Board |
| section 307 | Modification of this Act in relation to certain categories of schemes |
| section 308 | Modification of pensions legislation that refers to employers |
| section 310 | Admissibility of statements |
| section 319(2) | Minor and consequential amendments |
| section 321 | Pre-consolidation amendments |
| section 322 | Commencement |
| section 323 | Extent |
| section 324 | Northern Ireland |
| section 325 | Short Title |
| in so far as the following sections have effect for the purposes of provisions which themselves extend to Northern Ireland | |
| section 303 | Service of notifications and other documents |
| section 304 | Notification of documents in electronic form |
| section 305 | Timing and location of things done electronically |
| section 306 | Overriding requirements |
| section 309 | Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships |
| section 313 | Crown application |
| section 315 | Subordinate legislation (general provisions) |
| section 316 | Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation |
| section 318 | General interpretation |
