Reduction of pension
102.—(1) If the condition in paragraph (2) is met, the amount of the old service pension for a scheme year is reduced.
(2) The condition is that the employed pensioner’s relevant income for the scheme year exceeds the employed person’s previous earnings.
(3) The amount of the reduction under paragraph (1)—
(a)is equal to the excess; but
(b)must not exceed the enhancement amount.
(4) Relevant income and the enhancement amount must be construed in accordance with regulation 103.
(5) Previous earnings must be construed in accordance with regulations 104 and 105.
(6) For the purpose of calculating the reduction to be made under paragraph (1) in respect of any part of a scheme year, the amount of the employed pensioner’s previous earnings must be reduced proportionately.
(7) If the employed pensioner has a guaranteed minimum under section 14 of the 1993 Act in relation to the old service pension, nothing in this regulation requires the reduction of that pension below the amount of the guaranteed minimum.