1. The pension to which a person is entitled by virtue of article H1 shall be abated, having regard to the person’s age and the length of his qualifying period at the date of his application or, if later, such other date as may be there specified, from the date from which that pension is payable by the percentage specified in the table below.
| Qualifying period (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age pension brought into payment | 20 or more | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.7 |
| 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 19.9 |
| 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 19.9 | 25.6 |
| 60 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 19.9 | 25.6 | 30.8 |
| 59 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 19.9 | 25.6 | 30.8 | 35.6 |
| 58 | 13.7 | 19.9 | 25.6 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 39.9 |
| 57 | 19.9 | 25.6 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 43.7 |
| 56 | 25.6 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 47.0 |
| 55 | 30.8 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 47.0 | 50.0 |
| 54 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.8 |
| 53 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 55.4 |
| 52 | 43.7 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 55.4 | 57.7 |
| 51 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 55.4 | 57.7 | 59.7 |
| 50 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 55.4 | 57.7 | 59.7 | 61.8 |
Where the age or the qualifying period is not an exact number of years the percentage abatement shall be obtained by interpolating first for the required age and secondly for the required qualifying period.