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Regulation 16 Accrued rights, or liabilities in respect of accrued rights, transferred without consent

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This regulation applies where—

(a)

a member has acquired a right under section 94 of the 1993 Act to a cash equivalent but has not exercised the option conferred by section 95 of that Act; and

(b)

the member’s accrued rights have been transferred to another scheme without that member’s consent.

(2)

Where this regulation applies, F1Chapter 1 of Part 4ZA of the 1993 Act shall have effect as if the member’s right to a cash equivalent of the benefits in respect of which a transfer or transfer payment has been made existed in relation to the receiving scheme instead of the transferring scheme.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 16(2) substituted (6.4.2015) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/498), regs. 1(2), 6(4)