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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In this Order—

  • “the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971f1;

  • “the 1974 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974f2;

  • “the 1975 Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

  • “basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Actf3;

  • “the existing Orders” means the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1972f4 the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1973f5, the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1974f6, the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1975f7, the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1976f8, the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1977f9, the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1978f10, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1979f11, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1980f12, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1981f13, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1982f14, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1983f15, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1984f16, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1985f17, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1986f18, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1987f19, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1988f20, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1989f21, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1990f22, and the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1991f23;

  • “official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the 1971 Act;

  • “pension authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the 1971 Act;

  • “qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 of the 1971 Actf24;

  • “relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension”have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act.

(2)

For the purposes of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Actf25, and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.

(3)

Where, for the purposes of thisOrder, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1971 c. 56.

f2

1974 c. 9.

f3

Section 17(1) was amendedby sections 1(3) and 3(3) of the 1974 Act and by section 1(6) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990.

f4

S.I. 1972/1298.

f5

S.I. 1973/1370.

f6

S.I. 1974/1373.

f7

S.I. 1975/1384.

f8

S.I. 1976/1356.

f9

S.I. 1977/1387.

f10

S.I. 1978/1211.

f11

S.I. 1979/1047.

f12

S.I. 1980/1302.

f13

S.I. 1981/1217.

f14

S.I. 1982/1178.

f15

S.I. 1983/1264.

f16

S.I. 1984/1307.

f17

S.I. 1985/1575.

f18

S.I. 1986/1116.

f19

S.I. 1987/130.

f20

S.I. 1988/217.

f21

S.I. 1989/477.

f22

S.I. 1990/483.

f23

S.I 1991/684.

f24

Section 3 was amended by section 3(3) of the 1974 Act, section 1 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 and by the Pensions Increase (Reduction of Qualifying Age) Order 1972, (S.I. 1972/1299).

f25

Section 8(2) was amended by section 1(5) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990.