[F155 Increase of retirement pension where entitlement is deferred.N.I.
(1)Where a person’s entitlement to a Category A or Category B retirement pension is deferred, Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect for increasing the rate of pension.
(2)For the purposes of this Act a person’s entitlement to a Category A or Category B retirement pension is deferred if and so long as that person—
(a)does not become entitled to that pension by reason only—
(i)of not satisfying the conditions of section 1 of the Administration Act (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim), or
(ii)in the case of a Category B retirement pension payable by virtue of a spouse’s contributions, of the spouse not satisfying those conditions with respect to his Category A retirement pension; or
(b)in consequence of an election under section 54(1) above, falls to be treated as not having become entitled to that pension;
and, in relation to any such pension, “period of deferment” shall be construed accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 55 substituted (16.12.1995 subject to Sch. 2 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), arts. 1(3), 131(3)