Finance Act 2024

Amendments of the Registered Pension Schemes (Provision of Information) Regulations 2006

105 In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) at the appropriate places insert—

• ““relevant benefit crystallisation event”—

  (a)

  in relation to a member’s lump sum allowance, has the same meaning as in section 637Q of ITEPA 2003 (availability of individual’s lump sum allowance) in relation to the member;

  (b)

  in relation to a member’s lump sum and death benefit allowance, has the same meaning as in section 637S of ITEPA 2003 (availability of individual’s lump sum and death benefit allowance) in relation to the member;”

• ““relevant reference number”, in relation to a member, means a reference number given by or on behalf of the Commissioners in respect of the member under—

  (a)

  the Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Allowances) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/131) (where the member relies on any provision of Schedule 36 to FA 2004);

  (b)

  the Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Allowances Transitional Protection) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1752) (where the member relies on fixed protection under Schedule 18 to FA 2011);

  (c)

  the Registered Pension Schemes and Relieved Non-UK Pension Schemes (Enhanced Allowances Transitional Protection) (Notification) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1741) (where the member relies on fixed protection 2014 under Schedule 22 to FA 2013);

  (d)

  the Registered Pension Schemes and Relieved Non-UK Pension Schemes (Enhanced Allowances Transitional Protection) (Individual Protection 2014 Notification) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1842) (where the member relies on individual protection 2014 under Schedule 6 to FA 2014);

  (e)

  paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 to the Finance Act 2016 (where the member relies on fixed or individual protection 2016 under that Schedule);”

(b) in the definition of “relevant lump sum death benefit”, for the words from “means” to the end substitute “has the meaning given by section 637S(2)(c) of ITEPA 2003 (availability of individual’s lump sum and death benefit allowance)”.