Later commencement for abolition of bereavement payment and bereavement allowance3.

(1)

Section 30(5) and Schedule 16 do not come into operation in accordance with Article 2(2) for a person to whom this Article applies.

(2)

This Article applies to a person who, on 5th April 2017—

(a)

was entitled to—

(i)

a bereavement payment under section 36 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (bereavement payment)3; or

(ii)

a bereavement allowance under section 39B of that Act (bereavement allowance where no dependent children)4, or

(b)

would have been entitled to such a benefit if the person made a claim for it.

(3)

This Article ceases to apply to a person if—

(a)

the person was entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) and the person is no longer entitled to that benefit; or

(b)

the person would have been entitled to a benefit in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) and the person would no longer be entitled to that benefit if the person made a claim for it.

(4)

On the date this Article ceases to apply to a person, section 30(5) and Schedule 16 come into operation for that person to the extent that they are not already in operation.