The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002

Amendment of regulation 2 E+W+S

3. In regulation 2—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) immediately before the definition of “appropriate office” insert—

““the 2002 Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002;

“advance period” means the period specified in regulation 4E(2);”;

(ii) immediately before the definition of “instrument for benefit payment” insert—

““guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the 2002 Act;”;

(iii) after the definition of “personal pension scheme”M1 insert—

““qualifying age” has the same meaning as in the 2002 Act by virtue of section 1(6) of that Act;”;

(iv) after the definition of “retirement annuity contract”M2 , insert—

““state pension credit” means state pension credit under the 2002 Act;

“State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M3 ;”;

(b) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b), after the words “income support”, insert “ , state pension credit ”;

(c) after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4) In these Regulations, references to “beneficiary” include any person entitled to state pension credit.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

M2 Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

M3 S.I. 2002/1792.