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Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993

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11 Increase of guaranteed minimum where commencement of guaranteed minimum pension postponed.N.I.

(1)Where in accordance with section 9(4) the commencement of an earner’s guaranteed minimum pension is postponed for any period and there are at least seven complete weeks in that period, his guaranteed minimum in relation to the scheme shall, for each complete week in that period, be increased by one-seventh per cent.—

(a)of the amount of that minimum apart from this subsection; or

(b)if for that week (or a period which includes that week) a pension is paid to him under the scheme at a weekly rate less than that minimum, of the difference between that pension and that minimum.

(2)In subsection (1) “week” means any period of seven consecutive days.

(3)Where an earner’s guaranteed minimum pension is increased under subsection (1), the increase of that part of it which is attributable to earnings factors for the tax year 1987-88 and earlier tax years shall be calculated separately from the increase of the rest.

(4)Where one or more orders have come into operation under section 105 during the period for which the commencement of a guaranteed minimum pension is postponed, the amount of the guaranteed minimum pension for any week in that period shall be determined as if the order or orders had come into operation before the beginning of the period.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 11 applied (1.11.1995) by S.R. 1995/389, art. 4(1)(3)

C2S. 11(1) modified (11.4.1994) by S.R. 1994/74, arts. 1(d) 5(2)

S. 11(1) modified (10.4.1995) by S.R. 1995/71, arts. 1(d), 5(2)

S. 11(1) modified (8.4.1996) by S.R. 1996/73, arts. 1(d), 5(2)

S. 11(1) modified (7.4.1997) by S.R. 1997/113, arts. 1(d), 5(2) (which S.R. was revoked (15.4.1999) by S.R. 1999/50, arts. 1(1)(g), 26(c))

S. 11(1) modified (6.4.1998) by S.R. 1998/56, arts. 1(1)(d), 5(2) (which S.R. was revoked (15.4.1999) by S.R.1999/50, arts. 1(1)(g), 26(d))

S. 11(1) modified (12.4.1999) by S.R. 1999/50, arts. 1(1)(d), 5(2) (which S.R. was revoked (13.4.2000) by S.R. 2000/38, arts. 1(1)(g), 23(a)) S. 11(1) modified (10.4.2000) by S.R. 2000/38, arts. 1(1)(e), 5(2)

S. 11(1) modified (8.4.2002 with effect as mentioned in art. 6) by S.R. 2002/99, arts. 5(2), 6

C3S. 11(1) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 6 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/155), arts. 1(1)(d), 5(2)

C4S. 11(1) modified (with effect in accordance with art. 6 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/82), arts. 1(1)(e)(2), 5(2)

C5S. 11(1) sums amended (with effect in accordance with art. 6 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/82), arts. 1(1)(f), 5(2)

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