Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002

Amendment of section 45 of Principal Act.

31.—The following section is substituted for section 45 of the Principal Act:

“Provisions relating to schemes commencing before 1 June 2002.

45.—(1) This section applies to relevant schemes that came into operation before 1 June 2002.

(2) The actuary shall determine the percentage, if any, of the benefits under a scheme to which paragraph 5 of the Third Schedule relates that, in his opinion, could have been provided at the effective date of the first actuarial funding certificate having an effective date after 1 June 2002 in relation to the scheme from the resources of the scheme if—

(a) the scheme had been wound up on that date, and

(b) (i) the liabilities of the scheme for benefits under the scheme specified in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (a) of section 44, and

(ii) the estimated expenses of administering a winding up,

had already been discharged from resources of the scheme.

(3) The first actuarial funding certificate having an effective date after 1 June 2002 in relation to a scheme shall state a percentage (in this Part referred to as ‘the certified percentage’), being the lesser of—

(a) the percentage determined by the actuary pursuant to subsection (2), and

(b) 100 per cent.

(4) For the purposes of this Part—

(a) where an actuarial funding certificate relates to an effective date not later than 1 June 2002, the specified percentage shall be 0 per cent,

(b) where an actuarial funding certificate relates to an effective date after 1 June 2002 but not later than 1 June 2012, the specified percentage shall be the certified percentage,

(c) where an actuarial funding certificate relates to an effective date after 1 June 2012 and on 1 June 2002 the scheme concerned was a funded scheme, the specified percentage shall be 100 per cent.”.