Commentary on Sections Part 4 Pension Flexibilities Section 57: Provision about calculation of lump sums: Great Britain
212.This section relates to a member or a member’s survivor taking a lump sum from accrued rights to flexible benefits other than money purchase benefits, where the scheme rules permit this option. It provides for regulations to make provision about the calculation of that lump sum.
213.Some examples of the situations the regulations may cover are specified. These are:
	Where only part of the flexible benefits other than money purchase benefits is taken as a lump sum, regulations may determine how the remaining benefits are to be calculated after the lump sum has been taken; and
	Where a member or the member’s survivor wishes to take up the option of a lump sum before reaching the scheme’s normal entitlement date, the regulations may place conditions on how the flexible benefits are calculated to determine the amount of the lump sum available and also set out conditions under which the lump sum may be reduced.
214.Finally, any regulations made under this power may include provisions to override any scheme rules which conflict with them.