# Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Section 14: Pension sharing: reduction in the sharer's section 4 pension

Extent: N.I.

(1) The rate of a person's state pension under section 4 is reduced under this section if the person is subject to a state scheme pension debit.
(2) The amount by which the rate is reduced is the amount of the appropriate weekly reduction set out in Schedule 10.
(3) A person's state pension may be reduced more than once under this section.
(4) In this Part—
“state scheme pension debit” means—
(a)a new state scheme pension debit, or
(b)an old state scheme pension debit;
“new state scheme pension debit” means a debit under Article 46A(2)(a) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;
“old state scheme pension debit” means a debit under Article 46(1)(a) of that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/5/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-northern-ireland-2015/section-14
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