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Pensions Act 2004

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Sections 38 to 56: partnerships and limited liability partnerships

57Sections 38 to 56: partnerships and limited liability partnerships

(1)For the purposes of any of sections 38 to 56, regulations may modify any of the definitions mentioned in subsection (2) (as applied by any of those sections) in relation to—

(a)a partnership or a partner in a partnership;

(b)a limited liability partnership or a member of such a partnership.

(2)The definitions mentioned in subsection (1) are—

(a)section 249 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) (connected persons),

(b)section 435 of that Act (associated persons),

(c)section 74 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66) (associated persons), and

(d)section 736 of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) (meaning of “subsidiary” and “holding company” etc).

(3)Regulations may also provide that any provision of sections 38 to 51 applies with such modifications as may be prescribed in relation to—

(a)any case where a partnership is or was—

(i)the employer in relation to an occupational pension scheme, or

(ii)for the purposes of any of those sections, connected with or an associate of the employer;

(b)any case where a limited liability partnership is—

(i)the employer in relation to an occupational pension scheme, or

(ii)for the purposes of any of those sections, connected with or an associate of the employer.

(4)Regulations may also provide that any provision of sections 52 to 56 applies with such modifications as may be prescribed in relation to a partnership or a limited liability partnership.

(5)For the purposes of this section—

(a)“partnership” includes a firm or entity of a similar character formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and

(b)references to a partner are to be construed accordingly.

(6)For the purposes of this section, “limited liability partnership” means—

(a)a limited liability partnership formed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c. 12) or the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 12 (N.I.)), or

(b)an entity which is of a similar character to such a limited liability partnership and which is formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,

and references to a member of a limited liability partnership are to be construed accordingly.

(7)This section is without prejudice to—

(a)section 307 (power to modify this Act in relation to certain categories of scheme), and

(b)section 318(4) (power to extend the meaning of “employer”).

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