Regulation 2 Prescribed maximum additional pensionI1

Northern Ireland

F1(A1)

This regulation applies to a survivor whose relevant day is before 6th April 2016.

(1)

For the purposes of section 52(3) (increase of additional pension in the Category A retirement pension for surviving spouses or surviving civil partners), the maximum additional pension shall be the amount of additional pension to which a person is entitled where that person—

(a)

has reached pensionable age on F2the survivor’s relevant day ; and

(b)

in respect of each relevant year has an earnings factor specified in paragraph (3).

F3(2)

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(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the specified earnings factor is an earnings factor which—

(a)

is equal to 53 times that year’s applicable limit, before any increase under section 130 of the Administration Act^f1 (revaluation of earnings factors); and

(b)

is derived from earnings on which primary Class 1 contributions were paid.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 2(A1) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 26(3)(a)
F2: Words in reg. 2(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 26(3)(b)
F3: Reg. 2(2) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 26(3)(c)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in operation at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c. 8; section 130 was amended by Article 125(3) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22)); see also paragraphs (4) to (6) of that Article as amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999