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section 579A does apply to dependants’ income withdrawal or

 

nominees’ income withdrawal paid to the person from the fund so far

 

as it is paid in respect of sums or assets for the time being representing

 

the whole or any part of those relevant unused uncrystallised funds.

 

(7)    

In this section—

 

“dependant”, “nominee” and “successor” have the meaning given

 

(respectively) by paragraphs 15, 27A and 27F of Schedule 28 to FA

 

2004,

 

“dependant’s drawdown pension fund”, “dependant’s flexi-access

 

drawdown fund”, “nominee’s flexi-access drawdown fund” and

 

“successor’s flexi-access drawdown fund” have the meaning given

 

(respectively) by paragraphs 22, 22A, 27E and 27K of Schedule 28 to

 

FA 2004,

 

“money purchase arrangement” has the meaning given by section 152 of

 

FA 2004, and

 

“the relevant two-year period”, in relation to relevant unused

 

uncrystallised funds held for the purposes of a money purchase

 

arrangement relating to a deceased individual under a registered

 

pension scheme, means the period of two years beginning with the

 

earlier of the day on which the scheme administrator of the scheme

 

first knew of the individual’s death and the day on which the scheme

 

administrator could first reasonably have been expected to have

 

known of it.

 

(8)    

For the purposes of this section, sums or assets held after the death of

 

a member of a registered pension scheme for the purposes of a money

 

purchase arrangement relating to the member under the scheme are

 

“relevant unused uncrystallised funds” if—

 

(a)    

they are unused uncrystallised funds, and

 

(b)    

the member had not reached the age of 75 at the date of the

 

member’s death.

 

(9)    

Paragraph 27E(4) and (5) of Schedule 28 of FA 2004 (meaning of

 

“unused uncrystallised funds”) apply for the purposes of subsection

 

(8)(a).”

 

      (6)  

In section 579D (interpretation of sections 579A to 579D)—

 

(a)    

at the appropriate places insert—

 

““nominees’ income withdrawal” has the meaning given by

 

paragraph 27D of that Schedule;”, and

 

““successors’ income withdrawal” has the meaning given by

 

paragraph 27J of Schedule 28 to FA 2004.”, and

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension under a registered

 

pension scheme” after “dependants’ income withdrawal” insert “, or

 

nominees’ income withdrawal or successors’ income withdrawal,”.

 

      (7)  

The amendments made by sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) have effect in relation to

 

pension paid on or after 6 April 2015.”

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This new Schedule provides that persons other than dependants can inherit unused drawdown

 

funds. For deaths before age 75, lump sum death benefits and flexi-access drawdown pensions

 

from these funds can be paid tax free, subject (for example) to the member having sufficient

 

available lifetime allowance.

 


 
 

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Order of the House [29 October 2014]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Taxation of Pensions Bill—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20 November 2014.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other Proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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