Social Security Pensions Act 1975

24 Power to modify provisions about graduated retirement benefit

(1) So long as sections 36 and 37 of the [1965 c. 51.] National Insurance Act 1965 (graduated retirement benefit) continue in force by virtue of regulations made under Schedule 3 to the [1975 c. 18.] Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975, regulations may make provision—

(a) for applying the provisions of sections 124 to 126 of the principal Act to the amount of graduated retirement benefit payable for each unit of graduated contributions and to increases of such benefit under any provisions made by virtue of paragraph (b) below;

(b) for replacing section 36(4) of the National Insurance Act 1965 (increase of graduated retirement benefit in cases of deferred retirement) with provisions corresponding to those of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(c) for extending section 37 of that Act (increase of woman's retirement pension by reference to her late husband's graduated retirement benefit) to men and their late wives.

(2) This section is without prejudice to any power to modify the said sections 36 and 37 conferred by Schedule 3 to the said Act of 1975.