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This section applies to—
(a)any annuity paid under a former approved superannuation fund, and
(b)any annuity acquired using funds held for the purposes of a former approved superannuation fund.
If section 590 applies, the taxable pension income for a tax year is the full amount of the annuity paid in that year.
If section 590 applies, the person liable for any tax charged under this Part is the person receiving or entitled to the annuity.
(1)Section 583 applies to a payment if—
(a)the payment is made out of funds which are held for the purposes of a former approved superannuation fund (“the paying fund”), but
(b)it is not expressly authorised—
(i)by the rules of the paying fund, or
(ii)by virtue of paragraph 33 of Schedule 6 to FA 1989, and
(c)conditions B and C in section 583(4) and (5) are met.
(2)But section 583 does not apply to a payment to which section 623 applies.
(3)In this section “payment” includes—
(a)a transfer of assets, and
(b)any other transfer of money’s worth.
(4)If section 583 applies to a payment by virtue of this section, sections 584, 585 and 588 apply accordingly.
(1)In this Chapter “former approved superannuation fund” means any fund which immediately before 6th April 1980 was an approved superannuation fund for the purposes of section 208 of ICTA 1970.
(2)But a fund is not a former approved superannuation fund if any of the following things has happened since 5th April 1980—
(a)the fund has been approved by [F1the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs] for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of FA 1970,
(b)the fund has been approved by the [F2Commissioners] for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 14 of ICTA, or
(c)any sum has been paid to the fund by way of contribution.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 102(2); S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)
F2Words in s. 594 substituted (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 102(3)(g); S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)