SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1STATE PENSION: CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS

PART 1CATEGORY A AND B RETIREMENT PENSIONS: SINGLE CONTRIBUTION CONDITION

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1

Section 48B of the Contributions and Benefits Act (Category B retirement pension for surviving spouse or civil partner) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for “the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5” substitute “ the relevant conditions or condition ”.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

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In subsection (1) above “the relevant conditions or condition” means—

a

in a case where the spouse—

i

died before 6th April 2010, or

ii

died on or after that date having attained pensionable age before that date,

the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5;

b

in a case where the spouse died on or after that date without having attained pensionable age before that date, the condition specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5A.

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In subsection (1A) for “the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5” substitute “ the condition specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5A ”.