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The Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2001

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Amendment of regulation 3

3.—(1) Regulation 3 (requirements applying to all stakeholder pension schemes as regards instruments establishing such schemes) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “the acceptance of contributions, transfer payments and pension credits” substitute—

  • “the acceptance of credits within the meaning of section 29 (pension sharing: creation of pension debits and credits), contributions and transfer payments”.

(3) After paragraph (5) insert—

(5A) Subject to paragraphs (10) and (11) and to regulation 17(1), except to the extent necessary to ensure that the scheme has tax-exemption or tax-approval, the scheme instruments must preclude membership of the scheme being restricted by reference to—

(a)financial status;

(b)the amount of contributions to be made to the scheme;

(c)the manner in which contributions may be made to the scheme..

(4) After paragraph (9) insert—

(10) Paragraph (5A) shall not preclude membership being restricted by reference to—

(a)employment with a particular employer or in a particular trade or profession; or

(b)membership of a particular organisation.

(11) The scheme instruments may permit restrictions on payment of contributions by means of cash or a credit card..

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