PART 4National insurance credits - amendment of secondary legislation
Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975
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The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 197510 are amended as follows.
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1
Regulation 3 (general provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings) is amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
For paragraph (1)(a) substitute—
aa
in relation to short-term incapacity benefit, the second contribution condition specified in paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) to the Contributions and Benefits Act;
ab
in relation to—
i
widowed mother’s allowance;
ii
widowed parent’s allowance;
iii
bereavement allowance; and
iv
widow’s pension,
the second contribution condition specified in paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 to the Contributions and Benefits Act;
ac
in relation to a Category A or Category B retirement pension—
i
in the case of a retirement pension to which paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Contributions and Benefits Act applies, the second contribution condition specified in paragraph 5(3); and
ii
otherwise, the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 to that Act;
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1
Regulation 9A is amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
In paragraph (1), for “he” substitute “a person to whom this regulation applies”.
3
After paragraph (1) insert—
1A
This regulation applies to a man born before 6th October 1954 but who has not attained the age of 65.
4
For paragraph (2) substitute—
2
This regulation shall apply to—
a
the tax year in which a man attains the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as that man; and
b
to any succeeding tax year,
but not including the tax year in which he attains the age of 65 or any subsequent tax year.