Social Welfare Act, 1993
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Conflict between Part VI and schemes. |
50.—The Pensions Act is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the insertion after section 64 of the following section: | ||
“64A.—(1) The provisions of this Part and of any regulations made thereunder shall override any rule of a scheme to the extent that that rule conflicts with those provisions. | ||
(2) Any question as to— | ||
(a) whether any provision of this Part (including the application of any provision as modified by regulations) or any regulations made thereunder conflicts with any rule of a scheme, or | ||
(b) whether a scheme is a defined benefit scheme or a defined contribution scheme for the purposes of this Part, | ||
shall be determined by the Board on application to it in writing in that behalf by a person who, in relation to the scheme, corresponds to a person mentioned in section 38 (3) in relation to the scheme mentioned therein. | ||
(3) An appeal to the High Court on a point of law from a determination of the Board under subsection (2) in relation to a scheme, may be brought by the person who made, or a person who was entitled to make, the application concerned under subsection (2).”, | ||
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(b) the insertion in section 26 (1) (a) of “64A” after “58”. |