Commentary on Sections Voluntary contributions Section 267: Voluntary contributions
1037.Subsection (1) removes section 111 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (the voluntary contribution requirement), which required occupational and personal pension schemes to allow additional voluntary contributions to be paid by members. In addition it provided that they are prohibited from imposing restrictions on the contributions made by members, they must secure that any such contributions must be used to provide additional benefits and that the value of such benefits must be reasonable.
1038.Subsection (2) removes the reference to the voluntary contribution requirements from section 132 (duty to bring schemes into conformity with indirectly-applying requirements) of that Act. This section required the trustees or managers or person responsible for administration of a public service scheme to ensure the rules of the scheme comply with the voluntary contribution requirement.
1039.Subsection (3) removes the definition of “voluntary contribution requirements” from section 181 (general interpretation) of that Act.