Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Disregard of self-employment contributions in certain cases.

[1993 s85(1); 1995 s19(2)]

110

110.—(1) In the case of a person who, having been a self-employed contributor, makes a claim for F702[State pension (contributory)] on or after 6 April 1995, the contribution conditions contained in section 109 shall not be regarded as having been satisfied unless, in accordance with section 21

(a) the person has paid self-employment contributions in respect of at least one contribution year before attaining F703[pensionable age or deferred pensionable age, as the case may be,], and

(b) all self-employment contributions payable by him or her have been paid.

[1993 s85(2); 1995 s19(2)]

F704[(2) A State pension (contributory) shall not be payable in respect of any period preceding the date on which all self-employment contributions, referred to in subsection (1)(b), payable by the person concerned have been paid.]

F705[(3) Where the person has paid all contributions due under subsection (1)(b) other than contributions payable in respect of the last complete contribution year before the date such person attains pension age, subsection (2) shall not apply in respect of such person.

(4) Subsection (2) shall not apply to a claim for State pension (contributory) made on or before 31 December 2009.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F702

Substituted (29.09.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 1, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.

F703

Substituted (1.01.2024) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (37/2023), s. 47, commenced as per s. 1(3).

F704

Substituted (1.01.2010) by Social Welfare And Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009 (43/2009), s. 9(1), commenced as per subs. (2).

F705

Inserted (1.01.2010) by Social Welfare And Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009 (43/2009), s. 9(1), commenced as per subs. (2).