Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which contain a requirement—


(aa) for the trustees or managers to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the scheme to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the scheme by reference to an employer in relation to that scheme;

(bb) which would be triggered when such an employer ceased to participate in the scheme,



for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the scheme's assets (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) where the Board considers it appropriate, the scheme rules containing a requirement for the trustees or managers of the scheme to segregate such part of the assets of the scheme as is attributable to the scheme's liabilities to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members by reference to an employer in relation to the scheme in circumstances where that employer ceases to participate in the scheme,

(iii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to each employer in relation to the scheme and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to each employer in relation to that scheme, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the scheme or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iv) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and";

(b) in the case of a scheme—

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which give the trustees or managers an option to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the scheme to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the scheme by reference to an employer in relation to that scheme when an employer in relation to the scheme ceases to participate in the scheme,

for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the scheme's assets (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) where the Board considers it appropriate, the scheme rules containing an option to segregate such part of the assets of the scheme as is attributable to the scheme's liabilities to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members by reference to an employer in relation to the scheme in circumstances where that employer ceases to participate in the scheme,

(iii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to each employer in relation to the scheme and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to each employer in relation to that scheme, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the scheme or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iv) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and";

(c) in the case of a scheme—

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which do not contain a requirement—


(aa) for the trustees or managers to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the scheme to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the scheme by reference to an employer in relation to that scheme;

(bb) which would be triggered when such an employer ceased to participate in the scheme,



for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the scheme's assets (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to all the employers in relation to the scheme and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to all the employers in relation to that scheme, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the scheme or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iii) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and".

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which contain a requirement—


(aa) for the trustees or managers to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the section by reference to an employer in relation to that section;

(bb) which would be triggered when such an employer ceased to participate in the section,



for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the assets of the section (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules relating to the section) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) where the Board considers it appropriate, the scheme rules containing a requirement for the trustees or managers of the scheme to segregate such part of the assets of the section as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members by reference to an employer in relation to the section in circumstances where that employer ceases to participate in the section,

(iii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to all the employers in relation to the section and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to each employer in relation to that section, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the section or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iv) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and";

(b) in the case of a section of a scheme—

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which give the trustees or managers an option to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the section by reference to an employer in relation to that section when an employer in relation to the section ceases to participate in the section,

for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the assets of the section (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules relating to the section) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) where the Board considers it appropriate, the scheme rules containing an option to segregate such part of the assets of the section as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members by reference to an employer in relation to the section in circumstances where that employer ceases to participate in the section,

(iii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to all the employers in relation to the section and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to each employer in relation to that section, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the section or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iv) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and";

(c) in the case of a section of a scheme—

(i) to which this regulation applies, and

(ii) the rules of which do not contain a requirement—


(aa) for the trustees or managers to segregate such part of the assets as is attributable to the liabilities of the section to provide pensions or other benefits to, or in respect of, the pensionable service of some, or all, of the members of the section by reference to an employer in relation to that section;

(bb) which would be triggered when such an employer ceased to participate in the section,



for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there were substituted the following sub-paragraph—

" (a) a risk-based pension protection levy is a levy assessed by reference to—


(i) the difference between the value of the assets of the section (disregarding any assets representing the value of any rights in respect of money purchase benefits under the scheme rules relating to the section) and the amount of its protected liabilities,

(ii) the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring—


(aa) where, on or before 31st March 2006, the Board has received sufficient information to assess the likelihood of an insolvency event occurring in relation to all the employers in relation to the section and such an assessment would reduce the amount of the risk-based pension protection levy which would otherwise be payable, in relation to all the employers in relation to that section, or

(bb) in all other cases, in relation to the employer who on 31st March 2006 has most members of the section or, where two or more employers have most members, each of those employers, and



(iii) if the Board considers it appropriate, one or more other risk factors mentioned in paragraph (3), and".