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Version date: 1 December 2001 - onwards
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Article 593 Means of assuring pension credit benefit

(1) In paragraph (3) of regulation 5 of the Pension Sharing (Pension Credit Benefit) Regulations 2000 (means of assuring pension credit benefit), for sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute -

"(a) a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of long-term insurance; or

(b) an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to that Act, which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to effect or carry out contracts of long-term insurance.".

(2) For paragraph (4) of that regulation substitute -

"(4) Paragraph (3) (a) and (b) must be read with -

(a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

(b) any relevant order under that section; and

(c) Schedule 2 to that Act.".