59 Increase of official pensions
Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (1975 c 60) | Legislation

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59  Increase of official pensions

(1)     Where by virtue of [section 151 of the Administration Act a direction is given that the sums mentioned in section 150(1)(c) of that Act] are to be increased by a specified percentage the Minister for the Civil Service shall by order provide that the annual rate of an official pension may, if a qualifying condition is satisfied or the pension is [a derivative or substituted pension or a relevant injury pension] , be increased in respect of any period beginning on or after the date on which the direction takes effect—

(a)     if the pension began before the beginning of the base period for that direction, by the same percentage as that specified in the direction:

(b)     if the pension began during the base period, by that percentage multiplied by A / B where A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning of the pension and the end of the base period and B is the number of complete months in the base period.

(2)     Where an order is made under this section in consequence of any such direction as aforesaid the order shall, in addition

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