# The Pensions Increase (Past Prime Ministers) Regulations 1991, Regulation 4: Interpretation


For the purposes of the 1971 Acta pension paid to a person who ceased to hold office as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury before 28th February 1991 shall be deemed to have begun on that date and the “basic rate”of that pension means the pension as increased by the 1991 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/787/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-past-prime-ministers-regulations-1991/regulation-4
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