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1. The amount of contributions (before any deductions are made) credited to the member under the scheme during—
(a)in the case of an occupational pension scheme—
(i)the immediately preceding scheme year, and
(ii)the scheme year mentioned in regulation 17(9)(a) if—
(aa)contributions have been credited during that year, and
(bb)the information relating to that year has not been given, and
(b)in the case of a personal pension scheme, the 12 months immediately preceding a date specified by the managers of the scheme.
2. Where an occupational pension scheme was a contracted-out scheme at any time before the abolition date(1)—
(a)the date of birth used in determining the appropriate age-related percentage for the purposes of section 42A of the 1993 Act(2) (reduced rate of Class 1 contributions, and rebates),
(b)the name and postal or electronic address of a person who can be contacted if the date of birth is incorrect, and
(c)the amount of the contributions referred to in paragraph 1 paid to the scheme in respect of the member during the scheme years referred to in that paragraph which is attributable to—
(i)the minimum payments made by the member’s employer,
(ii)any payments made by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 7(1) of the Social Security Act 1986(3) (schemes becoming contracted-out between 1986 and 1993),
(iii)any age-related payments made by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 42A(3) of the 1993 Act.
3.—(1) Where a personal pension scheme was an appropriate scheme at any time before the abolition date—
(a)the date of birth used in determining the appropriate age-related percentage for the purposes of section 45(1) of the 1993 Act(4) (amount of minimum contributions),
(b)the name and postal or electronic address of any person who can be contacted if the date of birth is incorrect, and
(c)the amount of the minimum contributions paid by the Secretary of State in respect of the member during the 12 months preceding a specified date that are attributable to section 45(1) of the 1993 Act identifying separately that part of the contributions that is attributable to tax relief on the employee’s share of minimum contributions, being the difference between that share and the grossed-up equivalent of that share.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(c), the expressions “employee’s share” and “grossed-up equivalent” have the meanings given to them by section 202(3) and (4) of the Finance Act 2004 (minimum contributions under pensions legislation).
4. The value of the member’s accrued rights under the scheme at a date specified by the trustees or managers of the scheme.
5. Any cash equivalent in respect of the transfer of the member’s rights mentioned in paragraph 4 that would be different from the values to be specified, at the date specified, under that paragraph, calculated in accordance with—
(a)sections 97 and 101I of the 1993 Act (calculation of cash equivalents), in the case of an occupational pension scheme, or
(b)regulations 3 and 4 of the Personal Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1987(5) (calculation, verification and increases of cash equivalents), in the case of a personal pension scheme.
The date appointed for the coming into force of section 15(1) of the Pensions Act 2007 is 6th April 2012.
Section 42A was inserted by the 1995 Act, section 137(5). The relevant amending provisions are the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), section 68(1) and Schedule 7, paragraph 128; the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), section 1(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 46(1) to (3); the 1999 Act, section 73 and Schedule 9, paragraph 7(1) to (3); the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c.9), section 6 and Schedule 1, paragraphs 35 and 37; the Pensions Act 2007, section 15(3)(b) and Schedule 4, paragraphs 17 and 46 and Part 3; the National Insurance Contributions Act 2008, section 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 7 and 11(1) and S.I. 2011/1730. Section 42A was repealed by the Pensions Act 2007, sections 15(3)(a) and 27(2), Schedule 4, paragraphs 1, 18, 46 and 51 and Schedule 7 Parts 6 and 7 with effect from a day to be appointed.
1986 c.50. Section 7 was repealed with a saving by the 1993 Act, sections 188 to 190 and Schedule 5, Part 1 and Schedule 6, paragraph 22.
Section 45(1) was amended by the 1995 Act, section 138(2); the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999, section 1(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 49 and the National Insurance Contributions Act 2008, section 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 7 and 12(1). Section 45 was repealed by the Pensions Act 2007, sections 15(3)(a) and 27(2), Schedule 4, paragraphs 46 and 53 and Schedule 7, Part 7 with effect from a day to be appointed.
S.I. 1987/1112. Regulations 3 and 4 were substituted by S.I. 2008/1050.
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