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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, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1991f23, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1992f24, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1993f25, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1994f26, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1995f27, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1996f28, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1997f29, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1998f30, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1999f31, the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2000f32, the Pension Increase (Review) Order 2001f33, and the Pension Increase (Review) Order 2002f34;

  • “official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the 1971 Actf35;

  • “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 Actf36;

  • “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 Actf37, and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.

(3)

Where, for the purposes of this Order, 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 amended by sections 1(3) and 3(3) of the 1974 Act; by sections 1(6) and 7(3) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7), section 190, Schedule 8, paragraph 5 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 39(1) and (5).

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

S.I. 1992/198.

f25

S.I. 1993/779.

f26

S.I. 1994/776.

f27

S.I. 1995/708.

f28

S.I. 1996/800.

f29

S.I. 1997/634.

f30

S.I. 1998/503.

f31

S.I. 1999/522.

f32

S.I. 2000/672.

f33

S.I. 2001/664.

f34

S.I. 2002/699.

f35

Section 5(1) was amended by the Superannuation Act 1972, section 29(1), Schedule 6, paragraph 85.

f36

Section 3 was amended by section 3(3) of the 1974 Act, section 1 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990, by the Pensions Increase (Reduction of Qualifying Age) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1299), by section 171 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 39(1) and (2).

f37

Section 8(2) was amended by section 1(5) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 39(1) and (4).