2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971(1);
“the 1975 Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;
“basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act(2);
“the existing Orders” means the Orders listed in the Schedule;
“official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the 1971 Act(3);
“pension authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the 1971 Act;
“qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 of the 1971 Act(4);
“relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension” have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act(5).
(2) For the purposes of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act(6), and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.
(3) Where, for the purposes of this Order, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days.
Relevant amendments were made to section 17(1) by section 1(3) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 (c.9) and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), section 39(1) and (5).
Section 5(1) was amended by the Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11), section 29(1), Schedule 6, paragraph 85.
Section 3 was amended by section 3 of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 (c.9), by the Children Act 1975 (c.72) section 108, Schedule 4, Part I, by section 1 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990, by section 171 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26), by section 39(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and by the Pensions Increase (Reduction of Qualifying Age) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1299).
Relevant amendments were made to section 17(1) by section 1(3) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 (c.9), by section 1(6) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7) and by section 39(1) and (5) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30).
Section 8(2) was amended by section 1(5) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7) and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), section 39(1) and (4).