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.