Finance Act 2011

81 (1) Schedule 34 (non-UK schemes: application of certain charges) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1(3) (member payment charges), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) the serious ill-health lump sum charge,”.

(3) After paragraph 4 insert—

“4A (1) For the purposes of determining whether a person meets the flexible drawdown conditions in section 165(3A) or 167(2A)—

(a) any reference in paragraph 14A or 24C of Schedule 28 (minimum income requirement) to payments made to or in respect of a member of a registered pension scheme includes a reference to payments made to or in respect of a relieved member or transfer member of a relevant non-UK scheme,

(b) any tax-relieved contributions made under a relevant non-UK scheme by or on behalf of, or in respect of, a member of the scheme are to be treated as if they were relevant contributions paid under a registered pension scheme,

(c) any tax-exempt provision made under a relevant non-UK scheme in relation to a member of the scheme is to be treated as if it was a relevant contribution paid under a registered pension scheme, and

(d) a person who is an active member of a relevant non-UK scheme is to be treated as if the person were an active member of a registered pension scheme.

(2) In this paragraph—

• “relevant contributions” has the meaning given by paragraph 14D or 24F of Schedule 28;

• “tax-exempt contributions” and “tax-exempt provision” have the same meaning as in paragraph 3 of this Schedule.”

(4) In paragraph 5—

(a) for “Sections 205 and 206” substitute “ Sections 205 to 206 ”;

(b) after “short service refund lump sum charge” insert “ , serious ill-health lump sum charge ”.

(5) Omit paragraph 7ZA (unauthorised payment charge: alternatively secured pension etc).