20(1)This paragraph applies—U.K.
(a)where the scheme came into existence before 14th March 1989, as regardsan employee who became a member of the scheme on or after 1st June 1989;
(b)where the scheme came into existence on or after 14th March 1989, asregards any employee who is a member of the scheme (whenever he became amember).
(2)The rules of the scheme shall have effect (notwithstanding anything inthem to the contrary and notwithstanding the effect of anything in Schedule23 to the Taxes Act 1988) as if, in arriving at the employee’s relevant annualremuneration for the purposes of calculating benefits, any excess of whatwould be his relevant annual remuneration (apart from this paragraph) over thepermitted maximum for the year of assessment in which his participation in thescheme ceases shall be disregarded.
(3)The rules of the scheme shall have effect (notwithstanding anything inthem to the contrary) as if, in arriving at the employee’s remuneration forthe year 1988-89 or any subsequent year of assessment for the purposes of anyrestriction on the aggregate amount of contributions payable under the schemeby the employee and the employer, there were disregarded any excess of whatwould be his remuneration for the year (apart from this paragraph) over thepermitted maximum for the year.
(4)In this paragraph “the permitted maximum”, in relation to a year of assessment,means the figure found for that year by virtue of sub-paragraphs (5) and (6)below.
(5)For the years 1988-89 and 1989-90 the figure is £60,000.
(6)For any subsequent year of assessment the figure is the figure found forthat year, for the purposes of section 590C of the Taxes Act 1988, by virtueof section 590C(4) and (5).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 See The Retirement Benefits Schemes (Continuationof Rights of Members of Approved Schemes) Regs. 1990 (S.I.1990/2101–in Part III Vol. 5)for circumstanceswhen para. 20disapplied or modified; when para. 21modified; or when para. 22disapplied