Part 2The Board of the Pension Protection Fund

Chapter 4Fraud compensation

The fund

188Fraud Compensation Fund

1

The Fraud Compensation Fund shall consist of—

a

any property and rights transferred under section 302 (dissolution of the Pensions Compensation Board) which the Board designates as assets of the Fund,

b

contributions levied under section 189 (fraud compensation levy),

c

money borrowed by the Board under section 115 for the purposes of this Chapter,

d

amounts recovered under section 186 (recovery of interim payments), and

e

any income or capital gain credited under subsection (2).

2

The Board must credit to the Fraud Compensation Fund any income or capital gain arising from the assets in the Fund.

3

The following are payable out of the Fraud Compensation Fund—

a

sums required to meet liabilities transferred to the Board under section 302 (dissolution of the Pensions Compensation Board), which the Board designates as liabilities of the Fund,

b

payments under section 185 (fraud compensation payments),

c

payments under section 186(1) (interim payments),

d

amounts required to be transferred to the Pension Protection Fund under section 187 (fraud compensation transfer payments),

e

money required for the repayment of, and the payment of interest on, money within subsection (1)(c).

4

No other amounts are payable out of the Fraud Compensation Fund.

5

In subsection (1) (other than paragraphs (a) and (e)) and subsection (3) (other than paragraphs (a) and (e)) any reference to a provision of this Act is to be read as including a reference to any provision in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to that provision.