Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

Valid from 06/04/2016

“Old state pension”N.I.

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21—(1) In this Part “old state pension” means a Category A retirement pension or a Category B retirement pension.

(2) A reference in this Part to the rate of an old state pension (however expressed) does not include—

(a)graduated retirement benefit under the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, or

(b)any increase in the rate because of Schedule 5 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (deferral increases).

Commencement Information

I1S. 21 in operation at 6.4.2016, see s. 53(1)(3)