Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 664

PENSIONS

The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2001

Made

5th March 2001

Laid before Parliament

5th March 2001

Coming into force

9th April 2001

Whereas by virtue of section 151(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 1 ) a direction has been given( 2 ) under section 150(2) and section 190(1)(a) of that Act by the Secretary of State for Social Security that the sums mentioned in section 150(1)(c) of that Act are to be increased;

Now therefore the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1), (2), (5) and (5ZA) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975( 3 ) and now vested in them( 4 ), and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001.

(2) This Order and the existing Orders may be cited together as the Pensions Increase (Review) Orders 1972 to 2001.

Interpretation

2. —(1) In this Order—

“the 1971 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 ( 5 );

“the 1974 Act” means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974 ( 6 );

“the 1975 Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 ;

“basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act( 7 );

“the existing Orders” means the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1972 ( 8 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1973 ( 9 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1974 ( 10 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1975 ( 11 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1976 ( 12 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1977 ( 13 ), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1978 ( 14 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1979 ( 15 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1980 ( 16 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1981 ( 17 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1982 ( 18 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1983 ( 19 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1984 ( 20 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1985 ( 21 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1986 ( 22 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1987 ( 23 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1988 ( 24 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1989 ( 25 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1990 ( 26 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1991 ( 27 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1992 ( 28 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1993 ( 29 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1994 ( 30 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1995 ( 31 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1996 ( 32 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1997 ( 33 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1998 ( 34 ), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1999 ( 35 ) and the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2000 ( 36 );

“official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the 1971 Act;

“pension authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the 1971 Act;

“qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 of the 1971 Act( 37 );

“relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension” have the meanings given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act( 38 ), and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.

(3) Where, for the purposes of this Order, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days.

Pension increases

3. 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 by the pension authority in respect of any period on or after 9th April 2001 as follows—

(1) a pension beginning before 10th April 2000 may be increased by 3.3 per cent of the basic rate as increased by the amount of any increase under section 1 of the 1971 Act or the existing Orders;

(2) a pension beginning on or after 10th April 2000 and before 9th April 2001 may be increased by 3.3 per cent multiplied by

where

A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date of the pension and 9th April 2001, and

B is 12.

Increases in certain lump sums

4. In respect of any lump sum or instalment of a lump sum which became payable before 9th April 2001 but on or after 10th April 2000 there may be paid an increase of 3.3 per cent of the amount of the lump sum or instalment (as increased by the amount under section 1 of the 1971 Act or under the existing Orders) multiplied by

A is the number of complete months in the period between the beginning date for the lump sum or, if later, 10th April 2000 and the date on which it became payable; and

B is 12.

Reductions in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions

5. The amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of an official pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall, in the case of a person—

(a) who is entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension on 9th April 2001, and

(b) whose entitlement to that guaranteed minimum pension arises from an employment from which (either directly or by virtue of the payment of a transfer credit) entitlement to the official pension also arises,

be reduced by an amount equal to the rate of the guaranteed minimum pension unless the Treasury( 39 ) otherwise direct, in accordance with the provisions of section 59A of the 1975 Act.

6. The amount by reference to which any increase in the rate of a widow’s or widower’s pension provided for by this Order is to be calculated shall, where the pensioner becomes entitled on the death of the deceased spouse to a guaranteed minimum pension, be reduced in accordance with section 59(5ZA) of the 1975 Act.

Jim Dowd

Greg Pope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th March 2001

( 1 )

1992 c. 5 .

( 2 )

The direction is contained in S.I. 2001/207 .

( 3 )

1975 c. 60 ; section 59(1) was amended by section 1(7) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 7) and by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6) Schedule 2, paragraph 34. Section 59(5) was amended by section 11 of the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18) and the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53) , Schedule 5, paragraph 33. Section 59 was also amended by the Social Security Act 1979, sections 11 and 21(4) and Schedule 3, paragraph 20, section 9(8) of the Social Security Act 1986 and section 5 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990, which inserted sub-section (5ZA). Section 59 is modified by section 59A, which was inserted by section 11(4) of the Social Security Act 1979 and amended by section 9(9) of the Social Security Act 1986, and further amended by section 190, Schedule 8, paragraph 9(2) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

( 4 )

S.I. 1981/1670 .

( 5 )

1971 c. 56 .

( 6 )

1974 c. 9 .

( 7 )

Section 17(1) was amended by sections 1(3) and 3(3) of the 1974 Act; by sections 1(6) and 7(3) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990,(c. 7) , section 190, Schedule 8, paragraph 5 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) , section 39(1), (5).

( 8 )

S.I. 1972/1298 .

( 9 )

S.I. 1973/1370 .

( 10 )

S.I. 1974/1373 .

( 11 )

S.I. 1975/1384 .

( 12 )

S.I. 1976/1356 .

( 13 )

S.I. 1977/1387 .

( 14 )

S.I. 1978/1211 .

( 15 )

S.I. 1979/1047 .

( 16 )

S.I. 1980/1302 .

( 17 )

S.I. 1981/1217 .

( 18 )

S.I. 1982/1178 .

( 19 )

S.I. 1983/1264 .

( 20 )

S.I. 1984/1307 .

( 21 )

S.I. 1985/1575 .

( 22 )

S.I. 1986/1116 .

( 23 )

S.I.1987/130 .

( 24 )

S.I.1988/217 .

( 25 )

S.I.1989/477 .

( 26 )

S.I.1990/483 .

( 27 )

S.I.1991/684 .

( 28 )

S.I.1992/198 .

( 29 )

S.I.1993/779 .

( 30 )

S.I.1994/776 .

( 31 )

S.I.1995/708 .

( 32 )

S.I.1996/800 .

( 33 )

S.I.1997/634 .

( 34 )

S.I.1998/503 .

( 35 )

S.I.1999/522 .

( 36 )

S.I.2000/672

( 37 )

Section 3 was amended by section 3(3) of the 1974 Act, section 1 of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990, by the Pensions Increase (Reduction of Qualifying Age) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1299 ), by section 171 of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) , section 39(1) and (2).

( 38 )

Section 8(2) was amended by section 1(5) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 and by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) , section 39(1), (3) and (4).

( 39 )

See S.I. 1981/1670 , articles 2(1)(c) and 3(5).

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)

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Defined Term	Section/Article	ID
basic rate	art. 2.	def_cf329c57c0
beginning date	art. 2.	def_b014ee7f2e
begins	art. 2.	def_c776b9be8b
derivative pension	art. 2.	def_94852a222f
official pension	art. 2.	def_60046376b8
pension authority	art. 2.	def_b32d1630f2
qualifying condition	art. 2.	def_704437d011
substituted pension	art. 2.	def_e90cd63dc2
the 1971 Act	art. 2.	def_916fead717
the 1974 Act	art. 2.	def_5cc211ce66
the 1975 Act	art. 2.	def_efc5a954b8
the existing Orders	art. 2.	def_d628a05914

2001 No. 664

The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2001

Citation and commencement

Interpretation

Pension increases

Increases in certain lump sums

Reductions in respect of guaranteed minimum pensions

Status of changes to instrument text