• “the Isle of Man Pensions Act” means Part 1 of the Pensions Act 20148 as it applies in the Isle of Man from time to time by virtue of the Pensions Act 2014 (Application) Order 2018 (S.D. 2018/0076);

4A

The 1977 Agreement shall not apply and this Agreement shall apply to a person who reaches pensionable age on or after 6th April 2019 for the purposes of claims for and determining entitlement to a Manx state pension under the Isle of Man Pensions Act.

Minimum number of qualifying years and rate of pension payable

5A

Subject to Articles 7 and 8, in the case of a person to whom Article 2 applies—

a

for the purpose of determining only whether a person has at least the minimum number of qualifying years for a Manx state pension to be payable under section 2 or 4 of the Isle of Man Pensions Act, any tax year for which that person’s earnings factor is sufficient to satisfy paragraph 5A(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19929 or paragraph 5A(2)(b)10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 shall be taken into account in the Isle of Man; and

b

the rate at which a Manx state pension is payable to a person under section 2 or 4 of the Isle of Man Pensions Act is to be determined by reference only to the number of qualifying years under section 2 or 4 of that Act.

10A

A person to whom this Agreement applies, who is entitled to a Manx state pension under the Isle of Man Pensions Act, shall be entitled to receive any increase in the rate of that pension, while that person is in the territory of the United Kingdom, as if that person were in the territory of the Isle of Man.