Increases in certain pensions
3.—(1) The annual rate of an official pension may, if a qualifying condition is satisfied or the pension is a derivative or substituted pension or a relevant injury pension, be increased as set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) by the pension authority in respect of any period beginning on or after 9th April 2001.
(2) A pension beginning before 10th April 2000 may be increased by 3·3 per cent of the basic rate as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the Act of 1971 or the existing Orders.
(3) A pension beginning on or after 10th April 2000 and before 9th April 2001 may be increased by 3·3 per cent multiplied by—
where
A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 8th April 2001 and B is 12.