109(1)The trustees or managers of a registered pension scheme may make any payment under the scheme which, by virtue of the amendments made by this Schedule, is an authorised member payment (within the meaning of section 164 of FA 2004), despite any provision of the rules of the pension scheme (however framed) prohibiting the making of such a payment.U.K.
(2)In the case of a personal pension scheme within the meaning of section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, nothing in subsection (1) of section 28 of that Act (ways of giving effect to protected rights) is to be taken to prevent the trustees or managers of the scheme from giving effect to the protected rights of a member of the scheme in the way provided for by subsection (1A) of that section.
(3)In the case of a personal pension scheme within the meaning of section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, nothing in subsection (1) of section 24 of that Act (ways of giving effect to protected rights) is to be taken to prevent the trustees or managers of the scheme from giving effect to the protected rights of a member of the scheme in the way provided for by subsection (1A) of that section.