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State pension (contributory) and State pension (transition) — conditions for receipt.
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5.— (1) Section 109 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):
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“(1A) In the case of a person who attained pensionable age before 6 April 2002, subsection (1) shall be read as if the following condition were substituted for the condition in paragraph (b):
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‘(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 156 contribution weeks since his or her entry into insurance,’.”,
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and
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(b) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) In the case of a person, other than a person who on or before 6 April 1997 is a voluntary contributor paying contributions under Chapter 4 of Part 2, who attained pensionable age on or after 6 April 2002, but before 6 April 2012, subsection (1) shall be read as if the following condition were substituted for the condition in paragraph (b):
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‘(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks since his or her entry into insurance,’.”.
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(2) Section 115 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):
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“(1A) In the case of a person who attained the age of 65 years before 6 April 2002, subsection (1) shall be read as if the following condition were substituted for the condition in paragraph (b):
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‘(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 156 contribution weeks since his or her entry into insurance,’.”,
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and
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(b) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) In the case of a person, other than a person who on or before 6 April 1997 is a voluntary contributor paying contributions under Chapter 4 of Part 2, who attained the age of 65 years on or after 6 April 2002, but before 6 April 2012, subsection (1) shall be read as if the following condition were substituted for the condition in paragraph (b):
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‘(b) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks since his or her entry into insurance,’.”.
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(3) This section comes into operation on 6 April 2012.
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