http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/35

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/35/section/234

Pensions Act 2004

An Act to make provision relating to pensions and financial planning for retirement and provision relating to entitlement to bereavement payments, and for connected purposes.

text

text/xml

Statute Law Database

2024-05-20

Expert Participation

2024-01-04

Pensions Act 2004

s. 102(2)(a)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(5)(a)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

s. 102(2)(b)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(5)(b)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

s. 103(1A)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(6)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

s. 117A

Pensions Act 2008

Sch. 10

para. 3

s. 149(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 188(1)(ba)

Pensions Act 2008

Sch. 10

para. 6

s. 149(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 189A

Pensions Act 2008

Sch. 10

para. 7

s. 149(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 209(9)

Pensions Act 2008

Sch. 10

para. 8

s. 149(1)

Pensions Act 2004

Sch. 4

para. 7(5)(a)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(8)(a)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

Sch. 4

para. 7(5)(b)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(8)(b)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

Sch. 4

para. 13(3)

Pensions Act 2008

s. 44(9)(b)

s. 149(1)

art. 2

Sch. 2

Pensions Act 2004

Sch. 7

para. 21(2)(c)-(cc)

Pensions Act 2008

Sch. 8

para. 11

s. 149(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 38(7)(da)

Pension Schemes Act 2021

s. 104(2)

s. 131(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 80(1)(a)

(iib)

Pension Schemes Act 2021

s. 109(3)

s. 131(1)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 291(4)(f) and word

Pension Schemes Act 2021

Sch. 3

para. 19(b)

s. 131(1)

s. 131(3)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 23(1A)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 26(3)

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 23(10A)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 26(5)

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 38(1)-(1B)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 27

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 43(1)-(1B)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 28(2)

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 52(1)-(1B)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 29

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 126(1)-(1B)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 31

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 318(3)(a)(viii)-(x)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 38(3)(a)

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 318(3)(b)(vi)-(viii)

Pension Schemes Act 2015

Sch. 2

para. 38(3)(b)

s. 87

s. 89(4)(a)

Pensions Act 2004

s. 18(5A)

Pensions Act 2014

s. 52(2)

s. 56(1)

art. 2

Pensions Act 2004

s. 18(6)

Pensions Act 2014

s. 52(3)

s. 56(1)

art. 2

Pensions Act 2004

s. 18(8)

Pensions Act 2014

s. 52(3)

s. 56(1)

art. 2

Part 4Financial planning for retirement

Retirement planning

234Promoting and facilitating financial planning for retirement

1

The Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland Department may take action for the purpose of promoting or facilitating financial planning for retirement.

2

The action may in particular include the provision of facilities for the purpose of enabling or assisting an individual or a person authorised by him—

a

to estimate the financial resources the individual is likely to need after his retirement;

b

to estimate the financial resources that are likely to be available to the individual after his retirement, from pensions and other sources;

c

to ascertain what action might be taken with a view to increasing the financial resources available to the individual after his retirement.

3

This section does not authorise the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department to take action which the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland Department would otherwise be prohibited from taking under section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) (restrictions on financial promotion).

4

In this section “the Northern Ireland Department” means the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.