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 2002.

(2)

A pension beginning before 9th April 2001 may be increased by 1·7 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 9th April 2001 and before 8th April 2002 may be increased by 1·7 per cent multiplied by—

\frac{A}{B}

where

A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 7th April 2002 and B is 12.