# Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996, Article 3: Increases in certain pensions


(1) The annual rate of an official pension may, if a qualifying condition is satisfied or the pension is a derivative or substituted pension or a relevant injury pension, be increased as set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) by the pension authority in respect of any period beginning on or after 8th April 1996.
(2) A pension beginning before 10th April 1995 may be increased by 3.9 per cent of the basic rate as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the Act of 1971 or the existing Orders.
(3) A pension beginning on or after 10th April 1995 and before 8th April
1996 may be increased by 3.9 per cent multiplied by
AB where
A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning of the pension and 7th April 1996 and B is 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/90/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-increase-review-order-northern-ireland-1996/article-3
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