The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Amendment of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “reckonable year”(2), in paragraph (a), after “widowed mother’s allowance,” insert “widowed parent’s allowance, bereavement benefits,”.

(3) In regulation 8B(2)(a)(i)(3) (credits for incapacity for work) omit the words from “or would” to the end.

(1)

S.R. 1975 No. 113; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 430 and S.R. 2003 No. 151

(2)

The definition of “reckonable year” was substituted by regulation 2(2)(d) of S.R. 1996 No. 430

(3)

Regulation 8B was inserted by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 1996 No. 430 and paragraph (2)(a)(i) was amended by regulation 2(2)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 151