Section 16 Revaluation of earnings factors for purposes of s. 14: early leavers etc.I1

Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of section 14(2) the earner’s earnings factor for any relevant year (so far as derived as mentioned in that section) shall be taken to be that factor as increased by the same percentage as that prescribed for the increase of that factor by the last order under section 21 of the M1Social Security Pensions Act 1975 or section 148 of the M2Social Security Administration Act 1992 to come into force before the end of the final relevant year.

The scheme may provide that in a case where—

the earnings factors for that person shall be determined for the purposes of section 14(2) by reference to the last such order to come into force before the end of the tax year in which the earner ceases to be in pensionable service under the scheme (“the last service tax year”).

Where a scheme provides as mentioned in subsection (2) the scheme shall provide for the weekly equivalent mentioned in section 14(2) to be increased by at least F2the prescribed percentage for each relevant year after the last service tax year; and the provisions included by virtue of this subsection may also conform with such additional requirements as may be prescribed.

Except in such cases or classes of case as may be prescribed, the provision made by virtue of subsections (2) and (3) must be the same for all members of the scheme.

In this section—

• F3“relevant year” means any tax year in the earner’s working life,

• F4“final relevant year” means the last tax year in the earner’s working life.