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Version date: 22 April 2021 - onwards

Regulation 33 General Provisions

(1) The trustees of a scheme or trust RAC shall cause to be prepared, in accordance with this Part, a concise document, containing key information for each member of the scheme or trust RAC concerned (in these Regulations referred to as "Pension Benefit Statement").

(2) The title of the Pension Benefit Statement shall contain the words Pension Benefit Statement.

(3) The exact date to which the information in the Pension Benefit Statement refers shall be stated prominently in the Pension Benefit Statement.

(4) The trustees of a scheme or trust RAC shall ensure that the information contained in the Pension Benefit Statement is -

(a) accurate,

(b) updated,

(c) written in a clear manner, using clear, succinct and comprehensible language, avoiding the use of jargon and avoiding technical terms where everyday words can be used instead,

(d) not misleading, and consistency shall be ensured in the vocabulary and content,

(e) presented in a way that is easy to read,

(f) available in the English language, and