{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-annual-review-order-1972/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-annual-review-order-1972/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1298",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-annual-review-order-1972",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 18th August 1972\nLaid before Parliament 25th August 1972\nComing into Operation 1st December 1972\nWhereas the Minister for the Civil Service has, in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971, as amended by section 25 of the Superannuation Act 1972, reviewed the rates of official pensions against the rise in the cost of living during the review period, that is to say, the period of fifteen months ending with 30th June 1972, and it has been found that in that period the cost of living has risen by 9·9 per cent.:\nNow therefore the Minister for the Civil Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2 and 9(4) and (4A) of the said Act of 1971, as amended by section 25 of the said Act of 1972, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1298/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:27:14.740529+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}