16 Revaluation of earnings factors for purposes of s. 14: early leavers etc.E+W+S
(1)Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of section 14(2) the earner’s earnings factor for any relevant year (so far as derived as mentioned in that section) shall be taken to be that factor as increased by the same percentage as that prescribed for the increase of that factor by the last order under section 21 of the M1Social Security Pensions Act 1975 or section 148 of the M2Social Security Administration Act 1992 to come into force before the end of the final relevant year.
[F1(2)The scheme may provide that in a case where—
(a)an earner was, before the second abolition date, in contracted-out employment by reference to a scheme, and
(b)the earner ceases to be in pensionable service under the scheme before the final relevant year,
the earnings factors for that person shall be determined for the purposes of section 14(2) by reference to the last such order to come into force before the end of the tax year in which the earner ceases to be in pensionable service under the scheme (“the last service tax year”).]
(3)Where a scheme provides as mentioned in subsection (2) the scheme shall provide for the weekly equivalent mentioned in section 14(2) to be increased by at least [F2the prescribed percentage for each relevant year after the last service tax year; and the provisions included by virtue of this subsection may also conform with such additional requirements as may be prescribed].
(4)Except in such cases or classes of case as may be prescribed, the provision made by virtue of subsections (2) and (3) must be the same for all members of the scheme.
(5)In this section—
[F3“relevant year” means any tax year in the earner’s working life,]
[F4“final relevant year” means the last tax year in the earner’s working life].
Textual Amendments
F1S. 16(2) substituted (6.4.2016) by Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19), s. 56(4), Sch. 13 para. 16 (with a saving in The Pensions Act 2014 (Savings) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1502), arts. 1(2), 2(3))
F2Words in s. 16(3) substituted (6.4.1996 for specified purposes, 6.4.1997 in so far as not already in force) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(1), Sch. 5 para. 28(a); S.I. 1996/778, art. 2(5)(a), Sch. Pt. 5; S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2 (with art. 3)
F3Words in s. 16(5) substituted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes, 25.4.2000 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), s. 89(5)(a), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. Pt. 2
F4Words in s. 16(5) substituted (6.4.1997) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(1), Sch. 5 para. 28(b); S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2
Commencement Information
I1Ss. 1-187 in force at 7.2.1994 by S.I. 1994/86, art. 2
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