The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 6th October 2002.

(2) In these Regulations—

“additional pension” means an additional pension derived from contributions or earnings factors in any tax year beginning after 5th April 1978 and ending before 6th April 2002;

“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1);

“widowed parent’s allowance” means an allowance referred to in section 39A(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

(2)

Sections 39A to 39C were inserted by Article 52(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999