Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1982
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1982/1178 |
1982 No. 1178
PENSIONS
The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 198210thAugust 1982
31stAugust 1982
22ndNovember 1982
Whereas by virtue of section 23 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975(a) a direction has been given (b) under section 124 of the Social Security Act 1975(c) by the Secretary of State for Social Services that the sums mentioned in section 23(1)(b) are to be increased:
Now therefore the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1), (2) and (5) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and now vested in them(d), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 22nd November 1982.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
"the 1971 Act" means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971(e);
"the 1974 Act" means the Pensions (Increase) Act 1974(f);
"the 1975 Act" means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;
"basic rate" has the meaning given by section 17(1) of the 1971 Act as amended by section 1(3) of the 1974 Act;
"the existing Orders" means the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1972(g), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1973(h), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1974(i), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1975(j), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1976(k), the Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1977(1), the Pensions
(a) 1975 c. 60; section 59 was amended and section 59A was added by section II of the Social Security Act 1979 (c. 18).
(b) The direction is contained in S.I. 1982/1130.
(c) 1975 c. 14; relevant amendments were made to section 125(3) by section 1(1) of the Social Security Act 1981 (c. 33) and to section 126(5) by section 1(3) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).
(d) S.I. 1981/1670.
(e) 1971 c. 56.
(f) 1974 c. 9.
(g) S.I. 1972/1298.
(h) S.I. 1973/1370.
(i) S.I. 1974/1373.
(j) S.I. 1975/1384.
(k) S.I. 1976/1356.
(l) S.I. 1977/1387.
Increase (Annual Review) Order 1978(a), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1979(b), the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1980(c) and the Pensions Increase (Review) Order 1981(d);
"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 as amended by section 3(2) and (3) of the 1974 Act;
"widow's pension" means a pension payable in respect of the services of the pensioner's deceased husband.
(2) For the purposes of this Order the time when a pension "begins" is that stated in section 8(2) of the 1971 Act, 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...
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