Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 5

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 N.I. OPTION TO BOOST OLD RETIREMENT PENSIONS

The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 4) N.I.

5  In section 52 (special provision for surviving spouses), after subsection (3) insert— N.I.

“(3A) In subsection (3) the references to additional pension in a Category A or Category B retirement pension do not include any amount of additional pension attributable to units of additional pension.

(3B) If an amount of additional pension in the Category B retirement pension is attributable to units of additional pension, the additional pension in the Category A retirement pension is increased by that amount (in addition to any increase under subsection (3)).”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15 para. 5 in operation at 12.10.2015 by S.R. 2015/329, art. 2(3)