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Section 130 Extra-statutory benefits.I1

It is hereby declared that—

(a)

nothing in Part III precludes an occupational pension scheme from providing benefits that are more favourable than those required for contracting-out purposes and, in particular, nothing in section 16(3) is to be taken as preventing the scheme from providing increases above the alternative minima there mentioned; and

(b)

nothing in the provisions of F1Chapter 2 of Part 4 or Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 4ZA precludes a scheme from being framed or managed more favourably to beneficiaries than is called for by those provisions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 130(b) substituted (6.4.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), s. 89(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 24 (with s. 87)

Commencement

I1

Ss. 1-187 in force at 7.2.1994 by S.I. 1994/86, art. 2