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(1)A charge to income tax, to be known as the unauthorised payments charge, arises where an unauthorised payment is made by a registered pension scheme.
(2)The person liable to the charge—
(a)in the case of an unauthorised member payment made before the member’s death, is the member to or in respect of whom the payment is made,
(b)in the case of an unauthorised member payment made after the member’s death, is the recipient, and
(c)in the case of an unauthorised employer payment, is the sponsoring employer to or in respect of whom the payment is made.
(3)If more than one person is liable to the unauthorised payments charge in respect of an unauthorised payment, those persons are jointly and severally liable to the charge in respect of the payment.
(4)A person is liable to the unauthorised payments charge whether or not—
(a)that person,
(b)any other person who is liable to the unauthorised payments charge, and
(c)the scheme administrator,
are resident, ordinarily resident or domiciled in the United Kingdom.
(5)The rate of the charge is 40% in respect of the unauthorised payment.
(6)The Treasury may by order increase or decrease the rate for the time being specified in subsection (5).
(7)An unauthorised payment may also be subject to—
(a)the unauthorised payments surcharge under section 209, and
(b)the scheme sanction charge under section 239.
(8)An unauthorised payment is not to be treated as income for any purpose of the Tax Acts.
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