S.I. No. 128/2003 - Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002, (Sections 29 and 37) (Commencement) Order, 2003
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1 of the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 18 of 2002), hereby orders as follows: | ||||||||
Citation. | 1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Sections 29 and 37) (Commencement) Order, 2003. | |||||||
Commencement. | 2. Sections 29 and 37 of the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 shall come into operation on 1 July 2003. | |||||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||||||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||||||||
This order provides for the commencement of sections 29 and 37 of the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 . | ||||||||
Section 29 amends section 43 of the Pensions Act, 1990 , to provide a mechanism to identify schemes whose funding is likely to fall below the Minimum Funding Standard in the three and a half year interval between Actuarial Funding Certificates and to provide for corrective action is such cases. | ||||||||
Section 37 requires additional information in the annual report regarding the funding position of a scheme. |