Part 3: The Pensions Regulator Gathering information Section 111: Inspection of premises
This section amends section 73 of the Pensions Act 2004. It amends the range of premises that the Regulator can enter for the purposes of an inspection.
	For an inspection to take place the Regulator must be investigating compliance with listed legislative provisions. Subsection (2) of the section adds the Pension Schemes Act 2017 and part 1 of this Act to that list.
	Subsection (3) of this section inserts a further provision into section 73 of the Pensions Act 2004 that permits the Regulator to carry out inspections of premises liable to inspection at any reasonable time if it is investigating whether it has grounds to issue a contribution notice, restoration order or financial support direction. Subsection (2)(f) provides that this inspection power also applies to the corresponding provision in Northern Ireland legislation.
	Subsection (4) of this section inserts new subsections (5A) and (5B) into section 73 of the Pensions Act 2004 which creates a new power for inspectors to carry out inspections of premises liable to inspection for compliance with relevant legislative provisions. Subsection (5B) provides a regulation making power to enable the Secretary of State to specify the legislative provisions that the Regulator may enter premises to investigate compliance.
	Subsection (5) of this section amends the range of premises that an inspector may enter for the purposes of an inspection by adding those where documents are held which relate to the business of the sponsoring employer or, in the case of a scheme other than a money purchase scheme, certain significant corporate transactions the employer undertakes (rather than just documents relating to the administration of the pension scheme) are held.
	Subsection (6) inserts a new subsection (6A) into section 73 of the Pensions Act 2004 that the definition of ‘employer’ will be the definition which is relevant to the pension provision in question. It also inserts a new subsection (6B) to make it clear that the definition of ‘employer’ includes a previous employer in relation to the scheme.
	Subsection (7) of this section inserts a definition of "the pensions legislation" for the purpose of the new section 73(5B) of the Pensions Act 2004.