Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th November, 2021.

I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS T.D., Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 and section 60 (as amended by section 37 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No. 8 of 2007)) of the Pensions Act 1990 (No. 25 of 1990) (as adapted by the Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 447 of 2020 )), hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and Construction

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

2. These Regulations and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Registration) Regulations 1991 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Occupational Pension Schemes (Registration) Regulations 1991 to 2021.

Amendments

3. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Registration) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 325 of 1991 ) are amended –

(a) in Regulation 2, by the deletion of the following definitions –

(i) “qualifying Irish scheme”, and

(ii) “qualifying UK scheme”;

(b) in Regulation 3, in sub-article (3), by the substitution of “1 month” for “12 months”;

(c) by the deletion of Regulation 4, and

(d) by the deletion of Regulation 5.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 November, 2021.

HEATHER HUMPHREYS T.D.,

Minister for Social Protection.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend S.I. No. 325 of 1991 to delete certain provisions which no longer apply arising from the revocation of the Occupational Pension Schemes (External Schemes)(United Kingdom) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 469 of 2000 ) and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes with External Members) (United Kingdom) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 470 of 2000 ) and to amend the period specified in Regulation 3(3) in which the trustees of a scheme are required to notify the Pensions Authority of changes to the information that has been provided to it for the purposes of registration under section 60 of the Pensions Act 1990 .