4. In regulation 2(3) of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) (persons not in Northern Ireland)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(bb)regulation 15A(1) of those Regulations, but only in a case where the right exists under that regulation because the claimant satisfies the criteria in regulation 15A(4A) of those Regulations;”;
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (c) omit “or”;
(c)at the end of sub-paragraph (d) add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—
“(e)Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (in a case where the right to reside arises because a British citizen would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen).”.
S.R. 2003 No. 28; regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 178 and amended by regulation 5 of S.R. 2006 No. 379, regulation 4 of S.R. 2006 No. 523, regulation 4 of S.R. 2009 No. 68 and regulation 14(3) of S.R. 2011 No. 357