# Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 3


(1) In this Schedule “the total amount of any state pension that has priority”, in relation to a person's state pension under section 13, means the sum of—
(a) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 2, 4 or 12,
(b) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7, . . .
(ba) the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under regulations made under section 10 which make provision corresponding or similar to section 7 and Schedules 3 and 4, and
(c) the rate of any earlier state pension to which the person is entitled under section 13 (see sub-paragraph (2)).
(2) Where a person is entitled to two or more state pensions under section 13 because he or she has become entitled to two or more state scheme pension credits, a pension arising because of an earlier credit is an “earlier” state pension for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/schedule/9/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-9/paragraph-3
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