Commentary on Sections Part 4 Pension Flexibilities Section 55: Sums or assets that may be designated as available for drawdown: Great Britain
208.This section applies where a pension scheme offers members the option of a drawdown pension, and restricts the designation of funds for the payment of a drawdown pension to those funds held to provide money purchase benefits. It provides for this restriction to override any scheme rule which operates otherwise. The requirement for funds designated as available for drawdown to be money purchase benefits does not apply in relation to any funds designated before the coming into force of these provisions.