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Entitlement for invalidity pension recipients — amendment.
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15.— Section 113A (inserted by the Act of 2006) of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (3) by substituting “Subject to subsections (4) and (6),” for “Subject to subsection (4),”, and
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(b) by inserting the following after subsection (5):
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“(6) Where a person, who is in receipt of invalidity pension under Chapter 17 of this Part at a reduced rate by virtue of a reciprocal arrangement under section 287, attains pensionable age and is not entitled to a pension under section 108 by virtue of his or her contributions under this Act, the weekly rate of pension payable shall be the greater of—
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(a) the amount of invalidity pension which would be payable but for this section, calculated in accordance with the relevant reciprocal arrangement, or
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(b) the rate of State pension (contributory) payable in accordance with a relevant reciprocal arrangement.”.
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