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The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/572 · Made 9 March 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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INCOME TAX

Made 9th March 2006

Laid before the House of Commons 10th March 2006

Coming into force 6th April 2006

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 283(2) of the Finance Act 2004f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 12.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Payments made from annuities
  3. 3Commencement provisions for unsecured pension funds
  4. 4Modification of section 165
  5. 5Modification of Schedule 28
  6. 5AReduction in rate of pension
  7. 6Transitional protection for continued life cover (75+)
  8. 7Modification of Chapter 15A of ITEPA 2003
  9. 8Modification of section 168 and Schedule 29
  10. 9Valuation of “primary protection” – compensation for poorly performing investments
  11. 10Modification of section 212
  12. 11Modification of paragraph 8 of Schedule 36
  13. 12“Primary protection” and non residents
  14. 13Modification of paragraph 20C of Schedule 36
  15. 14Modification of paragraph 20D of Schedule 36
  16. 15Employers or employees with pre-commencement entitlement to corresponding relief
  17. 16Modification of section 245
  18. 17Application of 308A ITEPA 2003
  19. 18“Enhanced protection” and pension commencement lump sums
  20. 19Pre-commencement pension and calculation of the “permitted maximum” pension commencement lump sum Repealed
  21. 20Pre-commencement lump sum death benefits
  22. 21Transfers and entitlement to lump sums exceeding 25% of uncrystallised rights
  23. 22Modification of paragraph 31 of Schedule 36 Repealed
  24. 23Modification of paragraph 34 of Schedule 36
  25. 23ZAPension commencement lump sums where no pension is paid before death
  26. 23ZBPension commencement lump sums and multiple pensions
  27. 23ZCIndividual becomes entitled to the pensions
  28. 23ZDIndividual dies before becoming entitled to any of the pensions
  29. 23ZEIndividual dies after becoming entitled to at least one but not all of the pensions
  30. 23AModification of trivial commutation lump sum rules
  31. 23BArticle 23B
  32. 23CArticle 23C
  33. 23DArticle 23D
  34. 24Dependant’s scheme pension limit
  35. 25Stand-alone lump sums: introductory and definition
  36. 25AConditions to be met by stand-alone lump sums
  37. 25BCircumstances in which stand-alone lump sums are paid
  38. 25CPayment of stand-alone lump sums: tax consequences
  39. 25CACircumstance A: tax treatment of stand-alone lump sums
  40. 25CBCircumstance B: tax treatment of stand-alone lump sums
  41. 25CCCircumstance C: tax treatment of stand-alone lump sums
  42. 25DStand-alone lump sums: further provisions
  43. 26Application of paragraph 31 of Schedule 36 Repealed
  44. 27Contracts approved under section 621(1)(b) of ICTA
  45. 28Pre-existing entitlement to lump sums and deferment
  46. 29Member’s unsecured pension funds
  47. 29AMember’s unsecured pension funds – further provisions
  48. 30Dependant’s unsecured pension funds
  49. 31Individuals over the age of 75 and alternatively secured pension funds
  50. 32Dependant’s alternatively secured pension funds
  51. 33Serious ill-health lump sums, pension protection lump sum death benefits and annuity protection lump sum death benefits
  52. 34Payments to children aged 23 or over
  53. 34APayments to financially dependent children aged 23 or over
  54. 34BMeaning of “qualifying transferee scheme”
  55. 35Enhanced protection and transfers made in connection with the winding up of a pension scheme
  56. 36Transfer of crystallised rights with enhanced protection
  57. 37Modification of section 637G ITEPA 2003
  58. 38Lump sum payments — general Repealed
  59. 39Lump sums — serious ill-health Repealed
  60. 40Lump sum death benefits— death of member
  61. 41Lump sum death benefits — death of a dependant
  62. 42Protected pension age and multiple pensions
  63. 43Protected pension age and multiple pensions - member dies before receiving all pensions
  64. 44Normal minimum pension age – modification of section 165 (payment of pension rules) Repealed
  65. 45Normal minimum pension age – modification of paragraph 1 of Schedule 29 (lump sum rule) Repealed
  66. Signature
  67. Explanatory note