PART 5Pension accounts

CHAPTER 9Pension accounts for pension credit members

Establishment of pension credit member’s account56

1

The scheme manager must establish a pension account for each pension credit member of this scheme (“the pension credit member’s account”).

2

If a pension credit is derived from 2 or more pension debit members, the scheme manager must establish a pension credit member’s account in relation to each pension debit member.

3

The pension credit member’s account must specify the amount of credited pension, and for that amount—

a

the early payment reduction (if any); and

b

the commutation amount (if any).

4

On the establishment of the pension credit member’s account, the accounts established under this Part for the pension debit member must be reduced by the relevant amount.

5

In this regulation—

  • “amount of credited pension” means an amount equal to the pension credit calculated in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 5 (pension credits: mode of discharge) to the 1999 Order;

  • “relevant amount” is the amount that the scheme manager, after consultation with the scheme actuary, considers appropriate having regard to—

    1. a

      the cash equivalent that would have been payable under Chapter 2 of Part 4A (requirements relating to pension credit benefit: transfer values) of the 1993 Act52 in respect of the pension credit member’s right to benefits under this scheme attributable (directly or indirectly) to the pension credit; and

    2. b

      the provisions of Articles 26 (creation of pension debits and credits) and 28 (reduction of benefit) of the 1999 Order.