Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

47Shareable state scheme rights

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(1)Pension sharing is available under this Chapter in relation to a person’s shareable state scheme rights.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter, a person’s shareable state scheme rights are—

(a)his entitlement, or prospective entitlement, to a Category A retirement pension by virtue of section 44(3)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (earnings-related additional pension), and

(b)his entitlement, or prospective entitlement, to a pension under section 55A of that Act (shared additional pension).