Modification of the Act in relation to widow's benefit, child's special allowance, guardian's allowance and retirement pension

4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation and of regulation 5 below, a person shall not be disqualified for receiving widow's benefit, a child's special allowance, a guardian's allowance or a retirement pension of any category by reason of being absent from Northern Ireland.

(2) In the case of a widow's allowance paragraph (1) above shall apply only where either—

(a)the woman or her late husband was in Northern Ireland at the time of his death; or

(b)the contribution conditions for widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension set out in paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act or in regulation 9 of the Special Provisions Regulations are satisfied in relation to the woman.