The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Public service pension schemes N.I.

36.—(1) The [1971 c. 35 (N.I.).] Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 3 (qualifying conditions), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—

“(2A) A pension attributable to the pensioner having become entitled to a pension credit shall not be increased unless the pensioner has attained the age of fifty-five years.” .

(3) In section 8—

(a) in subsection (1) (definition of “pension”), in paragraph (a), the words from “(either” to “person)” shall be omitted;

(b) in subsection (2) (when pension deemed for purposes of the Act to begin), after “pension”, in the first place where that word occurs, there shall be inserted “ which is not attributable to a pension credit ”; and

(c) after that subsection there shall be inserted—

“(2A) A pension which is attributable to a pension credit shall be deemed for purposes of this Act to begin on the day on which the order or provision on which the credit depends takes effect.” .

(4) In section 15(1) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definitions of “derivative pension” and “principal pension” there shall be substituted—

““ derivative pension ” means a pension which—

(a) is not payable in respect of the pensioner's own services, and

(b) is not attributable to the pensioner having become entitled to a pension credit;” ,

(b) after the definition of “pension” there shall be inserted—

““ pension credit ” means a credit under Article 26(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 or under section 29(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

“principal pension” means a pension which—

(a) is payable in respect of the pensioner's own services; or

(b) is attributable to the pensioner having become entitled to a pension credit;” , and

(c) for the definition of “widow's pension” there shall be substituted—

““ widow's pension ” means a pension payable—

(a) in respect of the services of the pensioner's deceased husband, or

(b) by virtue of the pensioner's deceased husband having become entitled to a pension credit.” .