http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/757/contents/made

The Retirement Benefits Schemes (Indexation of Earnings Cap) Order 1993

Pensions

Personal pensions

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2014-08-15

INCOME TAX

Section 590C(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (“the Act”) provides that in arriving at an employee’s final remuneration for the purposes of section 590(3)(a) or (d) of the Act (conditions for approval of retirement benefit schemes), any excess over the permitted maximum figure (“the earnings cap”) for the year of assessment in which the employee’s participation in the scheme ceases shall be disregarded. Section 590C(3) fixed the earnings cap for the years of assessment 1988—89 and 1989—90 at £60,000.