Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00997:reg:111c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 111C
Character Range: 111926–113971

111C  Adjustment of increase in case of persons who become entitled to pension after previous increase
 (1) Where a person would, but for this regulation, be entitled to an increase in the amount of the annual pension that was payable to the person immediately before the commencement of a prescribed half‑year and:
 (a) that pension became payable by reason of the retirement of the person during the half‑year immediately preceding that prescribed half‑year;
 (b) where the pension was payable to the person as a widow:
 (i) that pension became payable by reason of the death before retirement of the husband of the person during the half‑year immediately preceding that prescribed half‑year; or
 (ii) the pension that was payable to the husband of the person became payable by reason of the retirement of that husband during the half‑year immediately preceding that prescribed year;
the following provisions of this regulation have effect.
 (2) If the retirement or death took place after 15 June or 15 December in the half‑year immediately preceding the relevant prescribed half‑year, the person is not entitled to the increase.
 (3) If the retirement or death took place on or before 15 June or 15 December in the half‑year immediately preceding the relevant prescribed half‑year, the increase is:

where:
n is the number of months in the period during the immediately preceding half‑year when the pension was payable.
standard increase is the increase that would have applied but for this regulation.
 (4) If the period referred to in subregulation (3) is less than 1 month, n is taken to be 1.
 (5) If the period referred to in subregulation (3) consists of a number of whole months and a part of a month:
 (a) where the number of days in that part of a month is less than one‑half of the number of days in that month—that part of a month shall be disregarded; and
 (b) where the number of days in that part of a month is not less than one‑half of the number of days in that month—that part of a month shall be treated as a whole month.