C1C2C3C4Part II Contributory Benefits

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. II (ss. 20-62) excluded (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1979/242, reg. 4(1) (as substituted (13.1.1993) by S.R. 1992/557, reg. 3).

C3

Pt. II: power to amend or modify conferred (1.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(2)(3)

C4

Pt. II modified (temp. from 1.12.1999 to 5.10.2002) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), art. 49(7)(a) (the temp. modification lapsing on the coming into operation of S.R. 2001/441, which modifies specified provisions of Pt. II, on 6.10.2002)

Retirement pensions (Categories A and B)

F148C Category B retirement pension: general.

1

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person’s entitlement to a Category B retirement pension shall begin on the day on which the conditions of entitlement become satisfied and shall continue for life.

2

In any case where—

a

a person would, apart from section 43(1) above, be entitled both to a Category A and to a Category B retirement pension, and

b

section 47(1) above would apply for the increase of the Category A retirement pension,

section 47(1) above shall be taken as applying also for the increase of the Category B retirement pension, subject to reduction or extinguishment of the increase by the application of section 47(2) above or section 42(5) of the Pensions Act.

3

In the case of a pensioner whose spouse died on or before F25th October 2002, F6section 48B(2)(b) above shall have effect with the omission of the words “half of”.

4

In the application of the provisions of section 44 to F345B above F4and F9Schedules 4A and 4B to this Act by virtue of sections F8... F548B(2) or 48BB(5) above, references in those provisions to the pensioner shall be taken as references to the spouse F7or civil partner.