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PART 1General

Citation, commencement and duration

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension Credit Pilot Scheme Regulations 2010.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(3) These Regulations shall cease to have effect after they have been in force for 12 months.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

“the 2002 Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002, as modified by regulation 3 and the Schedule;

“benefit” means state pension credit payable in accordance with these Regulations;

“partner” means the other member of a couple, and “partners” shall be construed accordingly; and

“retirement pension” means a Category A or Category B retirement pension payable under sections 43 to 55 of the 1992 Act.

Application of social security enactments

3.  The provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 apply to an award of benefit subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule.

4.  Regulations made under section 1 or 5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 apply to an award of benefit only to the extent provided by regulations 11 to 14.

5.  Regulations made under the State Pension Credit Act 2002 apply to an award of benefit only to the extent provided by regulations 10 and 15 to 28.