Finance Act 2007

Pension commencement lump sums U.K.

9 U.K. In section 166(2)(a) (when person becomes entitled to pension commencement lump sum), after “paid” insert “ (or, if the person dies before becoming entitled to the pension in connection with which it was anticipated it would be paid, immediately before death) ”.

10 U.K. In section 219(7) (multiple benefit crystallisation events occurring by reason of payment of lump sum death benefits treated as occurring immediately before death), insert at the end “ but immediately after any benefit crystallisation event occurring immediately before the individual's death by virtue of section 166(2). ”

11 (1) Schedule 29 (authorised lump sums) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1(1) (conditions to be met if lump sum is to be pension commencement lump sum)—

(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) the member becomes entitled to it before reaching the age of 75,

(aa) the member becomes entitled to it in connection with becoming entitled to a relevant pension (or dies after becoming entitled to it but before becoming entitled to the relevant pension in connection with which it was anticipated that the member would become entitled to it)”,

(b) in paragraph (c), for “of three months beginning with” substitute “ beginning six months before, and ending one year after, ”, and

(c) omit paragraph (e)(but not including the “and” at the end).

(3) In paragraph 1(6) (power to provide that certain lump sums are to be treated as pension commencement lump sums), for “(1)(c) and (e)” substitute “ (1)(a) and (c) ”.

(4) In paragraph 2 (“permitted maximum”), after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) But if the member dies before becoming entitled to the relevant pension in connection with which it was anticipated that the member would become entitled to the lump sum, the permitted maximum is the available portion of the member's lump sum allowance.”