SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Pension sharing: amendments

Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30)

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1

Section 51 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

The current text becomes subsection (1).

3

In that subsection for the definition of “shareable state scheme rights” substitute—

“shareable state scheme rights”, and related expressions, have the meaning given by section 47;

4

After that subsection insert—

2

For the purposes of this Chapter—

a

a person is in the old state pension system if the person reached pensionable age before 6 April 2016 (or would have done so if the person had lived until pensionable age), and

b

a person is in the new state pension system if the person reached pensionable age on or after 6 April 2016 (or will do so if the person lives until pensionable age).