Pension Schemes Act 1993

Overriding effect of certain requirements for existing contracted-out and appropriate schemes

11 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), if immediately before paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the [1990 c. 27.] Social Security Act 1990 came into force a contracting-out certificate was in force in relation to an occupational pension scheme then, to the extent that the rules of the scheme are inconsistent with the inclusion in section 13(2)(a) of this Act of the words “and does not have a guaranteed minimum under sections 14 to 16” and the inclusion in section 14 of this Act of subsection (3) of that section, they shall be overridden by them.

(2) If paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 9 has or ever had effect in respect of this paragraph, sub-paragraph (1) above shall have effect with the substitution for the words “paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1990” of the words “this paragraph”.

12 If immediately before 13th July 1990—

(a) there was in force in relation to an occupational pension scheme a contracting-out certificate which stated that the scheme was contracted-out by virtue of section 32(2A) of the [1975 c. 60.] Social Security Pensions Act 1975, or

(b) there was in force in relation to a personal pension scheme an appropriate scheme certificate,

then, to the extent that the rules of the scheme are inconsistent with any provision of this Act derived from provision made by paragraph 19(1) or (2) or 20(1) to (3) of Schedule 6 to the [1989 c. 24.] Social Security Act 1989 (by virtue of which—

(i) section 27(3) applies to all protected rights and not only such rights as are mentioned in section 10(2) or (3);

(ii) section 28 includes subsection (1) and, in subsection (3), the words “Subject to subsections (5) and (7)”, the words from “except” to “subsection (4)” and the word “shall”; and

(iii) section 29 includes subsection (2))

they shall be overridden by that provision.