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Revised method of calculating certain pensions and allowances.
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4.—(1) Sections 161 (2) and 178 (2) of the Principal Act are hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):
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“(b) where such weekly means exceed £6, at the scheduled rate reduced by £2 for each amount (if any) of £2 by which those weekly means exceed £6, any fraction of £2 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £2: provided that, if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than £2, the pension shall not be payable.”.
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(2) Section 183 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):
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“(b) where his weekly means exceed £1, that rate reduced by £2 for each amount (if any) of £2 by which those weekly means exceed £1, any fraction of £2 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £2: provided that, if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than £2, the pension shall not be payable.”.
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(3) Section 198 (2) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):
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“(b) where her weekly means exceed £1, at that rate reduced by £2 for each amount (if any) of £2 by which those weekly means exceed £1, any fraction of £2 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £2: provided that, if the rate calculated pursuant to this paragraph at which, but for this proviso, the allowance would be payable is less than £2, the allowance shall not be payable.”.
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(4) This section shall come into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension on the 2nd day of April, 1982, and
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(b) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance and single woman's allowance, on the 1st day of April, 1982.
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