K7.—(1) The Secretary of State may discharge her liability to provide any guaranteed minimum pension by paying a state scheme premium under Chapter III of Part III of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.
(2) Where a member, or a member’s [F1widow, widower or surviving civil partner], is entitled to a pension under the scheme in respect of a period for which a contributions equivalent premium has been paid under section 55(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, the pension will be reduced by the amount of the guaranteed minimum pension that would have been payable under the scheme to the member, [F1widow, widower or surviving civil partner], as the case may be, if the contributions equivalent premium had not been paid.
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