Part 6: Miscellaneous and General
Miscellaneous
Section 35: Grants by the Secretary of State to advisory bodies etc
172.Section 35 amends section 174 of the PSA 1993 to enable the Secretary of State to make grants to pensions advisory bodies or those undertaking such other functions in relation to pensions as may be specified in regulations. As these grants will be made under section 174 the expenditure can be recouped under the general levy which is imposed on occupational and personal pension schemes under section 175 of the PSA 1993 and is collected by the Pensions Regulator on behalf of the Secretary of State.
173.The section will enable the Secretary of State to make grant-in-aid payments directly to The Pensions Advisory Service. These payments are currently made by the Pensions Regulator.
Section 36: Service of documents and electronic working
174.Section 36 introduces a ‘service rule’ covering Part 1 (Chapters 2 and 3 and section 60(1)(c)) and Part 3 (Chapter 1) of the PA 2008. This section applies the service rule as set out in sections 303 to 305 of the PA 2004 and makes minor consequential amendments to section 60(1)(c).
175.A service rule provides a means of proving that a notice or other document authorised or required by this legislation was sent to its intended recipient. It specifies the persons to whom the notification or documents are to be sent and the manner in which they can be properly served on them.