SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9PENSION SHARING: UP-RATING STATE PENSION UNDER SECTION 13
Introduction
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1
In this Schedule “the total amount of any state pension that has priority”, in relation to a person’s state pension under section 13, means the sum of—
a
the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 2, 4 or 12,
b
the rate of any state pension to which the person is entitled under section 7, and
c
the rate of any earlier state pension to which the person is entitled under section 13 (see sub-paragraph (2)).
2
Where a person is entitled to two or more state pensions under section 13 because he or she has become entitled to two or more state scheme pension credits, a pension arising because of an earlier credit is an “earlier” state pension for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c).