Protected lump sum entitlement following certain transfers of pension rightsU.K.
9U.K.In paragraph 31(8) of Schedule 36 to FA 2004 (“block transfer” has meaning given by paragraph 22(6) of Schedule 36 to FA 2004)—
(a)after “22(6)” insert “ and (6A) ”, and
(b)at the end insert “ , and reading paragraph 22(6A)(c) as if its reference to paragraph 22(7)(a) were a reference to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph. ”
10(1)In paragraph 34(2) of Schedule 36 to FA 2004 (modifications required by paragraph 31 in cases involving protected entitlements to lump sums) the sub-paragraphs treated as substituted in paragraph 2 of Schedule 29 to FA 2004 are amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In the substituted sub-paragraph (7A), in the definition of AC, for “(7AA) and (7B))” substitute “ (7AA) to (7B)) ”.
(3)After the substituted sub-paragraph (7AA) insert—
“(7AB)Where paragraph 1A applies to the lump sum, AC is the total of—
(a)the sums held, at the time the lump sum is paid, for the purpose of providing the pension at that time expected to be the pension in connection with which the lump sum is paid, and
(b)the market value at that time of the assets held at that time for that purpose.
(7AC)Where paragraph 1B applies to the lump sum, AC is the total of—
(a)the sums held, at the time the lump sum is paid, for the purpose of providing the expected pension (see paragraph 1B(2)(b)), and
(b)the market value at that time of the assets held at that time for that purpose.”