Unsecured pension funds and alternatively secured pension fundsU.K.
18(1)Paragraph 8 of Schedule 28 (member's unsecured pension fund) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) (sums and assets designated as available for the payment of unsecured pension), for the words after “of the arrangement” substitute “as are member-designated funds.”
(3)After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(1A)For the purposes of this Part sums or assets held for the purposes of an arrangement are member-designated funds if they—
(a)have been designated at any time under the arrangement as available for the payment of unsecured pension, or
(b)arise, or (directly or indirectly) derive, from sums or assets which have been so designated or which so arise or derive,
and have not been applied towards the provision of a scheme pension.”
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(5)After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(4)If any sums or assets representing the member's unsecured pension fund in respect of an arrangement under the pension scheme would (apart from this sub-paragraph) come to be taken to represent another unsecured pension fund of his under the pension scheme, or a dependant's unsecured pension fund of his under the pension scheme, they are to be treated as not doing so.”
Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
19(1)Paragraph 10 of Schedule 28 (“unsecured pension years” etc.) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (4)(“basis amount”)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “or recent additional fund designation” substitute “ , recent additional fund designation or recent pension sharing event ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “or additional fund designation” substitute “ , additional fund designation or pension sharing event ”.
(3)After sub-paragraph (8) insert—
“(8A)“Pension sharing event” means the coming into operation of a pension sharing order or provision relating to the sums and assets representing the member's unsecured pension fund.”
(4)In sub-paragraph (9) (“recent”), for “or additional fund designation” substitute “ , additional fund designation or pension sharing event ”.
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21(1)Paragraph 22 of Schedule 28 (dependant's unsecured pension fund) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) (sums and assets designated as available for the payment of dependants' unsecured pension), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)as are dependant-designated funds, and
(b)have not been applied towards the provision of a dependants' scheme pension.”
(3)After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(2)For the purposes of this Part sums or assets held for the purposes of an arrangement are dependant-designated funds if they—
(a)have been designated at any time under the arrangement as available for the payment of dependant's unsecured pension to the dependant, or
(b)arise, or (directly or indirectly) derive, from sums or assets which have been so designated or which so arise or derive.
(3)If any sums or assets representing a dependant's unsecured pension fund in respect of an arrangement under the pension scheme would (apart from this sub-paragraph)—
(a)come to be taken to represent another dependant's unsecured pension fund of his under the pension scheme, or an unsecured pension fund of his under the pension scheme, or
(b)are applied towards the provision of a scheme pension or a lifetime annuity,
they are to be treated as not doing so.”
22(1)Paragraph 24 of Schedule 28 (“unsecured pension years” etc.) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (4) (“basis amount”)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “or recent additional fund designation” substitute “ , recent additional fund designation or recent pension sharing event ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), for “or additional fund designation” substitute “ , additional fund designation or pension sharing event ”.
(3)After sub-paragraph (8) insert—
“(8A)“Pension sharing event” means the coming into operation of a pension sharing order or provision relating to the sums and assets representing the dependant's unsecured pension fund.”
(4)In sub-paragraph (9) (“recent”), for “or additional fund designation” substitute “ , additional fund designation or pension sharing event ”.
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24U.K.In paragraph 3(8) of Schedule 29 (pension commencement lump sum: deduction from applicable amount in case of scheme pension), for “surrender” substitute “ application ”.
25(1)Schedule 32 (benefit crystallisation events: supplementary) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In paragraph 3(1) (benefit crystallisation events 1, 2 and 4: prevention of overlap), for “surrender” substitute “application”.
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Textual Amendments
Commencement Information