Laid before Parliament on 29 March 2006

The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2006 No. 919

This instrument amends the European Parliament (UK Representatives) Pension ("EP(UKR)PS") scheme and its Additional Voluntary Contributions ("AVC") scheme, which provide pension for United Kingdom Representatives to the European Parliament ("UK MEPs").  It makes the two schemes compatible with the tax simplification related requirements of the Finance Act 2004 and incorporates some of the new flexibilities that the Act offers.  The changes are in line with those also being made4 to the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund ("PCPF") scheme, which the EP(UKR)PS closely mirrors.


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