Summary
1.Section 43 and Schedule 5 introduce transitional provisions in connection with the new flexibilities available to individuals for accessing their pension savings introduced by sections 41 and 42 of this Act as well as the further flexibilities that will be introduced from April 2015. Normally any tax-free lump sum paid from pension savings must be taken in connection with a pension, no more than 6 months before the pension and must be paid from the same scheme. Where these conditions are not met the intended tax-free lump sum is an unauthorised payment and subject to various tax charges. This Schedule amends these provisions to enable individuals to take a tax–free lump sum now and wait until April 2015 to decide how they want to access their pension savings, transfer the rest of their pension savings to another pension provider to enable them to access their pension savings, or receive the rest of the pension savings now as a lump sum under the limits raised in section 42.
