113.—(1) Notwithstanding this Chapter and regulations made under this Chapter and subject to subsection (2), a pension shall be payable in accordance with this section in the case of a person who—

(a) has attained pensionable age,

(b) was an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, and

(c) has paid—

(i) contributions as an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, or

(ii) a combination of those contributions and qualifying contributions,

in respect of not less than 260 contribution weeks since the person first became insured under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952.

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(2) Only one pension shall be payable to or in respect of a person under this Chapter.

[2000 s16]

(3) In taking into account under this section contributions paid by or in respect of an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952, every 2 such contributions under those Acts shall be reckoned as 3 contributions paid in respect of 3 contribution weeks, with any odd contribution being reckoned as 2 contributions paid in respect of 2 contribution weeks.

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(4) A pension payable in accordance with this section shall be payable at half the rate specified in column (2) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2.

[2000 s16; 2001 s15(1)(e)(ii)]

(5) The weekly rate of F713[State pension (contributory)] payable in accordance with this section shall be increased by—

(a) half the amount set out in column (3) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 for any period during which the beneficiary has a qualified adult, subject to the restriction that a beneficiary shall not be entitled for the same period to an increase of pension under this subsection in respect of more than one person,

F714[(b) half the amount set out—

(i) in column (4) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who has not attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the beneficiary, and

(ii) in column (5) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of each qualified child who has attained the age of 12 years who normally resides with the beneficiary,]

(c) the amount set out in column (6) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is living alone,

(d) the amount set out in column (7) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary has attained the age of 80 years, and

(e) the amount set out in column (8) at reference 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.

F715[(6) The amount of the increase of pension referred to in subsection (5)(a), in respect of any claim for pension under this section made after 24 September 2007, shall be paid—

(a) directly to the qualified adult concerned, or

(b) to such other person as may be nominated by the qualified adult for the purpose of receiving the increase of pension referred to in subsection (5)(a) on behalf of the qualified adult.

(7) Where a beneficiary ceases to be entitled to a pension under this section the payment to a qualified adult of the increase of pension referred to in subsection (5)(a) shall also cease.]