PART VIOCCUPATIONAL AND PERSONAL PENSION SCHEMES: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Short service benefit

Increase in age at which short service benefit must be payable240

1

In section 67 of the Pension Schemes Act (basic principle as to short service benefit), for subsection (3) substitute—

3

Subject to subsection (4), short service benefit must be made payable as from an age which is no greater than—

a

the age of 65, or

b

if in the member's case normal pension age is greater than 65, normal pension age.

2

In section 68 of that Act (no discrimination between short service and long service beneficiaries), at the end add—

4

This section is subject to subsections (3) and (6) of section 67 (age at which short service benefit is to be payable).