Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 No. 1

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. STATE PENSION: CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS

PART 1 N.I. CATEGORY A AND B RETIREMENT PENSIONS: SINGLE CONTRIBUTION CONDITION

1—(1) Section 44 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category A retirement pension) is amended as follows. N.I.

(2) In subsection (1) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) he satisfies the relevant conditions or condition;”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In subsection (1)(b) above “the relevant conditions or condition” means—

(a) in a case where the person attains pensionable age before 6th April 2010, the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5;

(b) in a case where the person attains pensionable age on or after that date, the condition specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5A.”.