SCHEDULES

C1C2SCHEDULE 36Pension schemes etc: transitional provisions and savings

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Sch. 36 modified by The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/572), art. 23D (as inserted (1.6.2009) by S.I. 2009/1172, arts. 1, 3)

Part 4Other provisions

Pre-commencement loans to sponsoring employers

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1

This paragraph applies to a loan if—

a

the loan was made before 6th April 2006 by an occupational pension scheme which becomes a registered pension scheme on that date,

b

had this Part had been in force and had the pension scheme been a registered pension scheme at the time when the loan was made, it would have been a loan to a sponsoring employer, and

c

the date by which the total amount owing (including interest) must be paid is on or after 6th April 2006.

2

If on or after 6th April 2006 there is no alteration in the repayment terms, section 179 (authorised employer loan) does not apply in relation to the loan.

3

If on or after 6th April 2006 there is an alteration in the repayment terms, section 179 applies as if, on the date of the alteration, the pension scheme made a loan to the sponsoring employer of an amount equal to the amount owing (including interest) on that date.

4

The postponement of the date by which the total amount owing (including interest) must be paid is not an alteration in the repayment terms if—

a

an amount is outstanding on the date by which the total amount owing should have been paid,

b

the postponement is for a period not exceeding five years, and

c

there has been no previous postponement on or after 6th April 2006.