{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2006/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2006/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/919",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2006",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Restrictions on contributions and transfers in and benefits attributable to them",
  "text": "(1) The AVC Order is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definitions of “Class A contributor”, “Class B contributor”, “Class C contributor”, “final remuneration”, “maximum pension”, “permitted maximum”, “retained benefits” and “retained death benefits”.\n(3) In article 5 (contributions)—\n(a) omit paragraphs (3) and (4), and\n(b) for paragraph (5) substitute—\n“(5) The Managers shall only accept payment of a transfer value in respect of a person to the AVC scheme if it is from a registered pension scheme and—\n(a) the scheme is a personal pension scheme, or\n(b) the transfer value relates to voluntary contribution rights.”.\n(4) Omit article 11 (maximum benefits) and Schedules 1 and 2 (final remuneration and maximum benefits).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sub-paragraph (a) of article 5(3) was substituted by article 4 of S.I. 1999/2101."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/919/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:33:08.155395+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}