Finance Act 1989

3 (1) Section 590 (conditions for approval of schemes) shall be amended asfollows. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) In subsection (3)(d) (condition to be satisfied as to lump sum) the words “(disregarding any excess of that remuneration over the permittedmaximum)” shall be omitted.

(3) In subsection (3) for the words from “In paragraph (d) above” to theend there shall be substituted—

“(e) that, in the case of any employee who is a member of the scheme by virtueof two or more relevant associated employments, the amount payable by way ofpension in respect of service in any one of them may not, when aggregated withany amount payable by way of pension in respect of service in the other orothers, exceed the relevant amount;

(f) that, in the case of any employee who is a member of the scheme by virtueof two or more relevant associated employments, the amount payable by way ofcommuted pension in respect of service in any one of them may not, whenaggregated with any amount payable by way of commuted pension in respect ofservice in the other or others, exceed the relevant amount;

(g) that, in the case of any employee in relation to whom the scheme isconnected with another scheme which is (or other schemes each of which is) anapproved scheme, the amount payable by way of pension under the scheme maynot, when aggregated with any amount payable by way of pension under the otherscheme or schemes, exceed the relevant amount;

(h) that, in the case of any employee in relation to whom the scheme isconnected with another scheme which is (or other schemes each of which is) anapproved scheme, the amount payable by way of commuted pension may not, whenaggregated with any amount payable by way of commuted pension under the otherscheme or schemes, exceed the relevant amount.”

(4) For subsection (7) there shall be substituted—

“(7) Subsections (8) to (10) below apply where the Board are consideringwhether a retirement benefits scheme satisfies or continues to satisfy theprescribed conditions.

(8) For the purpose of determining whether the scheme, so far as it relatesto a particular class or description of employees, satisfies or continues tosatisfy the prescribed conditions, that scheme shall be considered inconjunction with—

(a) any other retirement benefits scheme (or schemes) which relates (orrelate) to employees of that class or description and which is (or are)approved for the purposes of this Chapter,

(b) any other retirement benefits scheme (or schemes) which relates (orrelate) to employees of that class or description and which is (or are) at thesame time before the Board in order for them to decide whether to giveapproval for the purposes of this Chapter,

(c) any section 608 scheme or schemes relating to employees of that class ordescription, and

(d) any relevant statutory scheme or schemes relating to employees of thatclass or description.

(9) If those conditions are satisfied in the case of both or all of thoseschemes taken together, they shall be taken to be satisfied in the case of thescheme mentioned in subsection (7) above (as well as the other or others).

(10) If those conditions are not satisfied in the case of both or all of thoseschemes taken together, they shall not be taken to be satisfied in the caseof the scheme mentioned in subsection (7) above.

(11) The reference in subsection (8)(c) above to a section 608 scheme is areference to a fund to which section 608 applies.”