| PART I |
| PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Citation, commencement and interpretation. |
| PART II |
| CERTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENTS |
| 2. | Making of elections for the issue of contracting-out certificates |
| 3. | Notices by employers of intended election. |
| 4. | Consultation with trade unions. |
| 5. | Time for making an election. |
| 6. | Information to be included in an election. |
| 7. | Amendment of an election. |
| 8. | Issue of contracting-out certificates |
| 9. | Making of elections by employers for the variation or surrender of contracting-out certificates |
| 10. | Special provision with regard to elections for the issue, variation or surrender of certificates where the employment remains contracted-out |
| 11. | Special circumstances in which the Secretary of State may determine earners to have been in contracted-out employment |
| 12. | Special provision for holding companies and subsidiaries |
| 13. | Special provision for public service pension schemes |
| 14. | Special provision for holders of pensionable judicial office |
| 15. | Further information and change of circumstances |
| 16. | Requirement to confirm relevant requirements are satisfied |
| PART III |
| SALARY-RELATED CONTRACTED-OUT SCHEMES |
| 17. | Further contracting-out conditions for salary-related contracted-out schemes |
| 18. | Requirement as to resources of the scheme |
| 19. | Lump sum benefits and salary-related contracted-out schemes |
| 20. | Trivial commutation of benefits derived from section 9(2B) rights |
| 21. | Payable age in salary-related contracted-out schemes |
| 22. | Each part of scheme to comply with section 12A of the 1993 Act |
| 23. | Requirements for meeting the statutory standard |
| 24. | Circumstances when actuary other than actuary appointed under section 47 of the 1995 Act may certify broad equivalence |
| 25. | Requirements for a reference scheme |
| 26. | Reference scheme: circumstances in which widows' or widowers' pensions need not be payable |
| 27. | Modification applying to public service pension schemes |
| 28. | Service in a salary-related contracted-out scheme that does not qualify for further benefits |
| 29. | Schemes which cannot be certified under section 9(2B) of the 1993 Act |
| PART IV |
| MONEY PURCHASE CONTRACTED-OUT SCHEMES |
| 30. | Further contracting-out requirements for money purchase contracted-out schemes |
| 31. | Deduction of minimum payments from earnings |
| 32. | Minimum payments to be made by employers to trustees |
| 33. | Calculation of minimum payments |
| 34. | Manner of calculation or estimation of earnings |
| 35. | Manner of payment of the age-related payment |
| 36. | Verification of age |
| 37. | Circumstances in which the age-related payments are not to be paid |
| 38. | Adjustment of the amount of the age-related payment |
| 39. | Circumstances in which schemes may change mode of contracting-out |
| 40. | Schemes which may not be contracted-out under section 9(3) of the 1993 Act |
| PART V |
| FURTHER REQUIREMENTS (ALL SCHEMES) AND OVERSEAS SCHEMES |
| 41. | Provision of information as to resources |
| 42. | Alteration of rules of contracted-out schemes |
| 43. | Termination of periods of contracted-out employment |
| 44. | Notifications to the Secretary of State |
| 45. | Approval of arrangements for schemes ceasing to be contracted-out |
| 46. | Supervision of schemes that have ceased to contract out |
| 47. | Circumstances in which the Secretary of State may vary or cancel a contracting-out certificate |
| 48. | Special provision for overseas schemes |
| PART VI |
| RESTORATION OF STATE SCHEME RIGHTS |
| 49. | Insolvent schemes |
| 50. | Member to be informed of the option to restore state scheme rights |
| 51. | Election to pay a contributions equivalent premium |
| 52. | Payment of a contributions equivalent premium |
| 53. | Payment in lieu of benefit and delay in refund for the purposes of employer's right of recovery |
| 54. | Refund of a contributions equivalent premium |
| PART VII |
| GUARANTEED MINIMUM PENSIONS |
| 55. | Scheme rules about guaranteed minimum pensions |
| 56. | Special provision for revaluation of guaranteed minimum pensions secured by insurance policies or annuity contracts |
| 57. | Circumstances in which widower's guaranteed minimum pension is to be payable |
| 58. | Period for which widower's guaranteed minimum pension is to be payable |
| 59. | Statutory references to persons entitled to guaranteed minimum pensions application to widowers |
| 60. | Trivial commutation of guaranteed minimum pensions |
| 61. | Suspension and forfeiture of guaranteed minimum pensions |
| 62. | Fixed rate revaluation of guaranteed minimum pensions for early leavers |
| 63. | Provision of information about guaranteed minimum pensions |
| 64. | Meaning of expression ``connected employer'' |
| 65. | Modification of section 16 of the 1993 Act |
| 66. | Circumstances in which the modifications to the 1993 Act set out in regulation 65 apply |
| 67. | Modification of section 51(1) of the 1993 Act in relation to revaluation and schemes which have ceased to be contracted-out |
| 68. | Additional modifications relating to transfers and increases of earnings factors by 12 per cent. |
| 69. | Miscellaneous provisions affecting section 51 of the 1993 Act |
| PART VIII |
| TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND SAVINGS |
| 70. | Transitional arrangements for certification of schemes |
| 71. | Elections for replacement certificates by salary-related schemes during transitional period |
| 72. | Transitional requirements as to sufficiency of resources of salary-related schemes |
| 73. | Transitional arrangements and savings for salary-related schemes which have begun winding up before the principal appointed day |
| 74. | Transitional arrangements in relation to the powers of the Secretary of State to approve arrangements for schemes ceasing to contract out before the principal appointed day |
| 75. | Transitional modifications to sections 35 and 36 of the 1993 Act |
| 76. | Prevention of recovery by employers of Class 1 contributions where certificate cancelled under section 36(3) of the 1993 Act |
| 77. | Savings in respect of State Scheme Premiums |
| PART IX |
| REVOCATIONS |
| 78. | Revocations |
