Finance (No.2) Act 1987

29 Excess contributions.

(1) The Board shall not approve a personal pension scheme unless it makes provision, in relation to arrangements made in accordance with the scheme, for ensuring that—

(a) the aggregate amount of the contributions that may be made in a year of assessment by the member and an employer of his under the arrangements, together with the aggregate amounts of such contributions under other approved personal pension arrangements made by the member, does not exceed the permitted maximum for that year, and

(b) any excess is repaid to the member to the extent of his contributions and otherwise to his employer.

(2) In subsection (1) above “the permitted maximum” for a year of assessment means an amount equal to the aggregate of—

(a) the relevant percentage of the member’s net relevant earnings for the year, and

(b) so much of any relief given under section 31 below for that year as is given by virtue of section 34;

and references in subsection (1) to contributions by the member do not include references to contributions treated by virtue of section 42(3) below as paid by him.

(3) In subsection (2) above “the relevant percentage” means 175 per cent. or, in a case where section 32(2) below applies, the relevant percentage there specified.