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(4) | In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 |
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(c. 24) (other disqualifying offices), after “Pensions Ombudsman” insert “and |
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any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension |
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(5) | In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act |
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1975 (c. 25)(other disqualifying offices), at the appropriate place insert— |
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| “Pensions Ombudsman and any deputy to that Ombudsman |
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appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993”. |
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(1) | After section 146(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (power to apply |
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Part 10 of that Act to those concerned with the administration of a scheme) |
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“(4A) | For the purposes of subsection (4) a person or body of persons is |
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concerned with the administration of an occupational or personal |
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pension scheme where the person or body is responsible for carrying |
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out an act of administration concerned with the scheme.” |
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(2) | The amendment made by this section has effect in relation to the making of any |
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provision under section 146(4) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 applying Part |
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10 of that Act in relation to a complaint or a dispute in so far as it relates to a |
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matter which arises on or after the day on which this section comes into force. |
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(3) | For the purposes of subsection (2), a question falling within section 146(1)(g) of |
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the Pension Schemes Act 1993 is to be treated as a dispute. |
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(1) | Omit section 54 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 |
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(c. 19) (“the 2000 Act”) (which amends sections 148, 149 and 151 of the Pension |
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Schemes Act 1993 and which has not been brought into force except for the |
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purpose of making regulations and rules). |
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(2) | Omit the following provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 — |
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(a) | section 148(5)(ba) and (bb) as inserted by section 54(2) of the 2000 Act, |
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(b) | section 149(1), (1A) and (1B) as substituted by section 54(3) of the 2000 |
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(c) | section 149(3)(ba) as substituted by section 54(4) of the 2000 Act, |
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(d) | section 149(3)(d) and the word “and” immediately preceding it as |
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inserted by section 54(5) of the 2000 Act, |
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(e) | section 149(8) as inserted by section 54(6) of the 2000 Act, |
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(f) | section 151(1)(c) and the word “and” immediately preceding it as |
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inserted by section 54(7) of the 2000 Act, |
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(g) | section 151(3)(ba) and (bb) as substituted by section 54(8) of the 2000 |
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(h) | in section 151(3)(c) the words “any of paragraphs (a) to (bb)” as inserted |
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by section 54(8) of the 2000 Act, |
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| to the extent that those amendments made by section 54 of the 2000 Act have |
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been brought into force for the purpose of making regulations and rules. |
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245 | Amendments relating to the Pensions Compensation Board |
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(1) | The Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) is amended as follows. |
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(2) | In section 80 (review of decisions of the Pensions Compensation Board)— |
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(a) | after subsection (2) insert— |
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“(2A) | The Compensation Board may also review such a |
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determination without an application being made.” |
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(b) | for subsections (4) and (5) substitute— |
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“(4) | Regulations may make provision— |
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(a) | with respect to reviews under this section (or any |
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corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland); |
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(b) | with respect to applications under subsection (2) (or any |
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corresponding provision in force in Northern Ireland) |
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and the procedure to be adopted on any such |
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(3) | In section 81 (cases where compensation provisions apply), omit subsections |
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(4) | In section 83 (amount of compensation) for subsections (3) and (4) substitute— |
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“(3) | The amount of the payment, or (if there is more than one) the aggregate, |
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must not exceed the aggregate of— |
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(a) | the amount (if any) by which the shortfall at the application date |
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exceeds the recoveries of value made between the application |
| |
date and the settlement date, and |
| |
(b) | interest at the prescribed rate for the prescribed period on the |
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amount of that excess (if any).” |
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Annual increases in rate of pensions |
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246 | Annual increase in rate of certain occupational pensions |
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(1) | Section 51 of the Pensions Act 1995 (annual increase in rate of certain |
| |
occupational pensions) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5). |
| |
(2) | In subsection (1) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and for paragraph (b) |
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“(b) | the whole, or any part of, the pension is attributable to |
| |
pensionable service on or after the appointed day or, in the case |
| |
of money purchase benefits, to payments in respect of |
| |
employment carried on on or after the appointed day, and |
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(c) | apart from this section— |
| |
(i) | the annual rate of the pension, or |
| |
(ii) | if only part of the pension is attributable as described in |
| |
paragraph (b), so much of the annual rate as is |
| |
attributable to that part, |
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| would not be increased each year by at least the appropriate |
| |
percentage of that rate.” |
| |
|
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|
(3) | In subsection (4)(b) for “5 per cent per annum” substitute “— |
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(i) | in the case of a category X pension, 5% per annum, and |
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(ii) | in the case of a category Y pension, 2.5% per annum.” |
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(4) | After subsection (4) insert— |
| |
“(4A) | For the purposes of this section, a pension is a category X pension if it |
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(a) | a pension which became a pension in payment before the |
| |
| |
| |
(i) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
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| |
(ii) | the whole of which is attributable to pensionable service |
| |
before that day or, in the case of money purchase |
| |
benefits, to payments in respect of employment carried |
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(4B) | For the purposes of this section, a pension is a category Y pension if it |
| |
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(a) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
| |
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(b) | the whole of which is attributable to pensionable service on or |
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after the commencement day or, in the case of money purchase |
| |
benefits, to payments in respect of employment carried on on or |
| |
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(4C) | For the purposes of applying this section in the case of a pension— |
| |
(a) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
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| |
(b) | part of which is attributable to pensionable service before the |
| |
commencement day or, in the case of money purchase benefits, |
| |
to payments in respect of employment carried on before that |
| |
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(c) | part of which is attributable to pensionable service on or after |
| |
that day or, in the case of money purchase benefits, to payments |
| |
in respect of employment carried on on or after that day, |
| |
| each of those parts of the pension is to be treated as if it were a separate |
| |
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(a) | for “the provisions of subsections (2) and (3)” substitute “any of the |
| |
provisions of this section”, and |
| |
(b) | in paragraph (a), after “appointed day” insert “or the commencement |
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(6) | After that section insert— |
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| “51ZA Meaning of the “appropriate percentage” |
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(1) | For the purposes of section 51(1)(c) and (2), “the appropriate |
| |
percentage” in relation to an increase in the whole or part of the annual |
| |
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(a) | in the case of a category X pension, means the revaluation |
| |
percentage for the latest revaluation period specified in the |
| |
|
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|
| |
|
order under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes |
| |
Act 1993 (revaluation of accrued pension benefits) which is in |
| |
force at the time of the increase, and |
| |
(b) | in the case of a category Y pension, means whichever is the |
| |
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(i) | the revaluation percentage for the latest revaluation |
| |
period specified in the order under paragraph 2 of |
| |
Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 which is in |
| |
force at the time of the increase, and |
| |
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(2) | In this section “the revaluation percentage” and “the revaluation |
| |
period” have the same meaning as in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the |
| |
Pension Schemes Act 1993.” |
| |
(7) | In section 54(3) of that Act (sections 51 to 53: supplementary), at the |
| |
appropriate place insert— |
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| ““the commencement day” means the day appointed for the coming into |
| |
force of section 246 of the Pensions Act 2004 (amendments to section |
| |
| |
247 | Annual increase in rate of certain personal pensions |
| |
(1) | Section 162 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) (annual increase in rate of certain |
| 20 |
personal pensions) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3). |
| |
(2) | In subsection (1) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and for paragraph (b) |
| |
| |
“(b) | the whole, or any part of, the pension is attributable to |
| |
contributions in respect of employment carried on on or after |
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| |
(c) | apart from this section— |
| |
(i) | the annual rate of the pension, or |
| |
(ii) | if only part of the pension is attributable as described in |
| |
paragraph (b), so much of the annual rate as is |
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attributable to that part, |
| |
| would not be increased each year by at least the appropriate |
| |
percentage of that rate.” |
| |
(3) | After subsection (2) insert— |
| |
“(2A) | For the purposes of this section, a pension is a category X pension if it |
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| |
(a) | a pension which became a pension in payment before the |
| |
| |
| |
(i) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
| 40 |
| |
(ii) | the whole of which is attributable to contributions in |
| |
respect of employment carried on before that day. |
| |
(2B) | For the purposes of this section, a pension is a category Y pension if it |
| |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
(a) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
| |
| |
(b) | the whole of which is attributable to contributions in respect of |
| |
employment carried on on or after that day. |
| |
(2C) | For the purposes of applying this section in the case of a pension— |
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(a) | which becomes a pension in payment on or after the |
| |
| |
(b) | part of which is attributable to contributions in respect of |
| |
employment carried on before that day, and |
| |
(c) | part of which is attributable to contributions in respect of |
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employment carried on on or after that day, |
| |
| each of those parts of the pension is to be treated as if it were a separate |
| |
| |
(4) | After that section insert— |
| |
| “162A Meaning of the “appropriate percentage” |
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(1) | For the purposes of section 162(1)(c) and (2), “the appropriate |
| |
percentage” in relation to an increase in the whole or part of the annual |
| |
| |
(a) | in the case of a category X pension, means the revaluation |
| |
percentage for the latest revaluation period specified in the |
| 20 |
order under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes |
| |
Act 1993 (revaluation of accrued pension benefits) which is in |
| |
force at the time of the increase, and |
| |
(b) | in the case of a category Y pension, means whichever is the |
| |
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(i) | the revaluation percentage for the latest revaluation |
| |
period specified in the order under paragraph 2 of |
| |
Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 which is in |
| |
force at the time of the increase, and |
| |
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(2) | In this section “the revaluation percentage” and “the revaluation |
| |
period” have the same meaning as in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the |
| |
Pension Schemes Act 1993.” |
| |
(5) | In section 163(3) of that Act (section 162: supplementary), at the appropriate |
| |
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| ““the commencement day” means the day appointed for the coming into |
| |
force of section 247 of the Pensions Act 2004 (amendments to section |
| |
| |
248 | Power to increase pensions giving effect to pension credits etc |
| |
(1) | Section 40 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (power of the |
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Secretary of State to increase pensions provided to give effect to certain rights) |
| |
| |
(2) | In subsection (1), for “5%” substitute “the maximum percentage”. |
| |
(3) | After subsection (2) insert— |
| |
“(2A) | For the purposes of subsection (1) the “maximum percentage” means— |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
(i) | the pension is in payment before the commencement |
| |
| |
(ii) | the pension is not in payment before the commencement |
| |
day but the entitlement to the relevant pension credit |
| 5 |
arose before that day, and |
| |
(b) | 2.5% in a case where the entitlement to the relevant pension |
| |
credit arises on or after the commencement day.” |
| |
(4) | In subsection (3), at the appropriate places insert— |
| |
| ““commencement day” means the day appointed for the coming into |
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force of section 248 of the Pensions Act 2004 (amendments to section |
| |
| |
| ““relevant pension credit” means the pension credit to which the eligible |
| |
pension credit rights or, as the case may be, the safeguarded rights |
| |
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| |
249 | Exemption from statutory revaluation requirement |
| |
(1) | Section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (basis of revaluation) is |
| |
| |
(2) | In subsection (5), after paragraph (a) insert “or |
| 20 |
(b) | under any arrangement which maintains the value of the |
| |
pension or other benefit by reference to the rise in the retail |
| |
prices index during that period,”. |
| |
(3) | After that subsection add— |
| |
“(6) | In subsection (5)(b), “retail prices index” means— |
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(a) | the general index of retail prices (for all items) published by the |
| |
Office for National Statistics; or |
| |
(b) | where that index is not published for a month, any substituted |
| |
index or figures published by that Office.” |
| |
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250 | Meaning of “working life” in Pension Schemes Act 1993 |
| |
In section 181 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (general interpretation), in |
| |
subsection (1) for the definition of “working life” substitute— |
| |
| ““working life”, in relation to a person, means the period beginning with |
| |
the tax year in which the person attains the age of 16 and ending |
| 35 |
| |
(a) | the tax year before the one in which the person attains the age |
| |
of 65 in the case of a man or 60 in the case of a woman, or |
| |
(b) | if earlier, the tax year before the one in which the person dies.” |
| |
|
| |
|