# Pensions Act 2014, Paragraph 59


(1) Section 51 (annual increase in rate of pension) is amended as follows.
(2) For “the appointed day” (in each place) substitute “ 6 April 1997 ”.
(3) For subsection (8) substitute—
“(8) An occupational pension scheme is a “relevant occupational pension scheme” if—
(a) it has not, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme (see section 7B of the Pension Schemes Act 1993), or
(b) it has, at any time on or after 6 April 1997, been a salary related contracted-out scheme but no person is entitled to receive, or has accrued rights to, benefits under the scheme attributable to a period on or after that day when it was such a scheme.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/19/schedule/13/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2014/schedule-13/paragraph-59
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