C1SCHEDULEConvention on Social Insurance between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Turkey
PART III.—SPECIAL PROVISIONSSection 1.—Benefit for Sickness, Maternity and Death
Section 6.—General Provisions
Article 25
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In applying the provisions of Articles 10 and 14 of the present Convention concerning the adding together of insurance periods, contribution periods and equivalent periods for the purpose of establishing the right to receive benefit, the social insurance authority of each Contracting Party, having regard to the relevant provisions of the legislation of that Party, shall add to any insurance periods, contribution periods and equivalent periods completed under that legislation any insurance periods, contribution periods and equivalent periods completed under the legislation of the other Party, except to the extent that the latter coincide with the former.
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The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall be applied in accordance with the following rules—
a
where a contribution period completed compulsorily under the legislation of one Party coincides with a contribution period completed voluntarily under the legislation of the other, only the former period shall be taken into account;
b
where a contribution period completed under the legislation of one Party coincides with an equivalent period completed under the legislation of the other, only the former period shall be taken into account.
Sch. modified (E.W.S.) (5.12.2005) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2765), art. 1, Sch. 1, Sch. 2