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Later commencement for abolition of bereavement payment and bereavement allowance
3.—(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)(); or
(ii)a bereavement allowance under section 39B of that Act (bereavement allowance where no dependent children)(), 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.
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