52 Preservation of rights in respect of additional pensions
Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (1999 c 30) | Legislation

Part V Welfare

Chapter I
Social Security Benefits

Additional pensions

52  Preservation of rights in respect of additional pensions

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as is authorised by one or more of subsections (2) to (4).

(2)     The regulations may provide for any prescribed provision of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act (contributory benefits) which relates to additional pension for [widows, widowers or surviving civil partners] to have effect, in relation to persons of any prescribed description, with such modifications as may be prescribed for securing—

(a)     that any such additional pension, or

(b)     in the case of any provision of Schedule 5 to that Act (increase of pension [or payment of lump sum] where entitlement is deferred), that any constituent element of an increase [or of a lump sum] provided for by that Schedule,

is increased by such percentage as may be prescribed (which may be 100 per cent).

[(3)     The regulations may amend (or further amend) any prescribed provision set out in section 39(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (which sets out provisions falling within subsection (2) of this section) so as to substitute

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