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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-36",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/22",
  "legislation_title": "Pensions Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/36",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 12B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (reference scheme)—\n(a) in subsection (5) (definition of earner's qualifying earnings) in paragraph (b), for “the upper earnings limit for that year multiplied by fifty-three” substitute “ the applicable limit ”;\n(b) in subsection (7), before the definition of “normal pension age” insert—\n““the applicable limit” means—\n(a) in relation to a tax year before the flat rate introduction year, the upper earnings limit for the year multiplied by 53;\n(b) in relation to the flat rate introduction year or any subsequent tax year, the upper accrual point;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2012/5",
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    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2012/5",
      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2012"
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    {
      "type": "repealed",
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      "affecting_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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