This document establishes the legal framework and administrative requirements for the registration of occupational and personal pension schemes within the United Kingdom. The regulations were drafted by the government of Great Britain to ensure transparency and regulatory oversight of private pension arrangements. It provides the statutory basis for the maintenance of records and the obligations placed upon scheme trustees and managers to report specific data to the relevant authorities.

Legal professionals and pension administrators utilize this text as a foundational reference for understanding the historical regulatory environment of UK pension schemes. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is characteristic of statutory instruments from this period.