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Article 29A Member’s unsecured pension funds – further provisionsF1

(1)

In the case of an individual who meets the conditions set out in paragraph (2), paragraph (3) applies.

(2)

The conditions are as follows.

  • Condition A

    The individual is a member of a scheme which falls within paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 36.

  • Condition B

    The individual was, on 5th April 2006, entitled to a pension which was not provided under a defined benefits arrangement and which—

    1. (a)

      took the form of income drawdown under a retirement benefits scheme approved for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 14 of ICTA; or

    2. (b)

      was paid from the resources of—

      1. (i)

        a small self-administered scheme as defined in the Retirement Benefits Schemes (Restriction on Discretion to Approve) (Small Self-Administered Schemes) Regulations 1991, or

      2. (ii)

        a small self-administered scheme that had been approved under section 590 of ICTA,

      the rules of which, on 5th April 2006, did not require the purchase of an annuity in respect of the individual; or

    3. (c)

      took the form of income withdrawal under a personal pension scheme approved under Chapter 4 of Part 14 of ICTA pursuant to section 634A of that Act.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 29A inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1962), arts. 1, 3

F2

Art. 29A(3) omitted (18.11.2024 for the tax year 2024-25 and subsequent tax years) by virtue of The Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1012), regs. 1(2)(3), 25(20)