Finance Act 2004

Lifetime allowance charge

18 (1) This paragraph applies where sums and assets held for the purposes of, or representing accrued rights under, a relieved non-UK pension scheme are transferred so as to become held for the purposes of, or to represent rights under, another pension scheme (“the transferee pension scheme”) in circumstances in which, by virtue of paragraph 16, the transfer does not constitute a benefit crystallisation event.

(2) Paragraphs 13 to 17 and sub-paragraph (1) have effect after the transfer as if—

(a) references to a relieved non-UK pension scheme included the transferee pension scheme (if not a relieved non-UK pension scheme),

(b) references to an individual who is a relieved member of a relieved non-UK pension scheme included the individual to whom the transfer related (if not a relieved member of a relieved non-UK pension scheme), and

(c) the relevant relieved amount consisted of, or (if there is a relevant relieved amount in relation to the individual and the transferee pension scheme apart from this paragraph) included, the amount which would have been the amount crystallised had the transfer constituted a benefit crystallisation event.