SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Pensions: miscellaneous amendments

Extended meaning of “personal pension scheme”

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(1)

In the M1Pension Schemes Act 1993—

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(b)

in section 181(1) (general interpretation), for the definition of “employed earner” substitute—

““employed earner” and “self-employed earner” have the meanings given by section 2 of the M2Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.

(2)

In consequence of sub-paragraph (1), the following provisions of that Act shall cease to have effect, namely—

(a)

in subsection (2)(a)(ii) of section 73 (short service benefit), the words “or a self-employed pension arrangement” and “or arrangement”;

(b)

in subsection (2)(a) of section 96 (exercise of option under section 95), sub-paragraph (iii) and the word “or” immediately preceding that sub-paragraph; and

(c)

in subsection (1) of section 181 (general interpretation), the definition of “self-employed pension arrangement”.