Reductions in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions4.

(1)

Where—

(a)

a person is entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension increase on 9th April 2018, and

(b)

entitlement to that guaranteed minimum pension arises from an employment from which (either directly, or indirectly by virtue of the payment of a transfer credit) entitlement to the official pension also arises,

the amount by reference to which any increase is calculated for the purposes of article 3(2) must be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension unless the Department of Finance otherwise directs in accordance with the provisions of Article 69A8 of the 1975 Order9.

(2)

Where on the death of a deceased spouse or civil partner a person becomes entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension in relation to a surviving spouse’s pension or a surviving civil partner’s pension, the amount by reference to which any increase is calculated for the purposes of article 3(2) must be reduced in accordance with Article 69 (5ZA)10 of the 1975 Order.