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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2EQUALISATION

PART IIENTITLEMENT TO CERTAIN PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS

Graduated retirement benefit

7.  In section 62(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (graduated retirement benefit continued in force by regulations)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “replacing section 35(4) of the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966” substitute “amending section 35(2) of the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (value of unit of graduated contributions) so that the value is the same for women as it is for men for replacing section 35(4) of that Act”, and

(b)at the end of paragraph (b) add “and for that section (except subsection (5) so to apply as it applies to women and their late husbands”.