# Social Security Act 1973, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where long service benefit is related to a member’s earnings at, or in a specified period before, the time when he attains normal pension age, short service benefit must be related, in a corresponding manner, to his earnings at, or in the same period before, the time when his pensionable service is terminated.
(2) A scheme must comply with any regulations relating to the basis of computation of short service benefit, including regulations providing for the avoidance of fractional amounts and otherwise to facilitate computation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/38/schedule/16/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1973/schedule-16/paragraph-12
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