Finance Act, 1972

Amendments of schemes.

24.—(1) This section applies to any amendment of a retirement benefits scheme proposed in connection with an application for the approval of the Commissioners for the purposes of this Chapter which is needed in order to ensure that approval is so given, or designed to enhance the benefits under the scheme up to the limits suitable in a scheme for which approval is sought.

(2) A provision, however expressed, designed to preclude any amendment of a scheme which would prejudice its approval under section 222 or 229 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 , shall not prevent any amendment to which this section applies.

(3) In the case of a scheme which contains no power of amendment, the administrator of the scheme may, with the consent of all the members of the scheme and of the employer (or of each of the employers), make in the scheme any amendment to which this section applies.