4.—(1) The Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “the Industrial Injuries Act” insert—
““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”, and
(b)after the definition of “appropriate weekly rate” insert—
““contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;”.
(3) In regulation 3(2) (modifications, in relation to widows, of provisions with respect to unemployment and short-term incapacity benefit, maternity allowance and Category A retirement pension)—
(a)in the heading after “short-term incapacity benefit” insert “, contributory employment and support allowance”;
(b)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a) after “Schedule 3 to the Act” add “or, in relation to contributory employment and support allowance, she shall be deemed to have satisfied the first condition referred to in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act”, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) after “Schedule 3 to the Act” insert “or, in relation to contributory employment and support allowance, she shall be deemed to have satisfied the second condition referred to in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act”; and
(c)in paragraph (5) after “short-term incapacity benefit”, in each place where it occurs, insert “, contributory employment and support allowance”.
S.R. 1975 No. 19; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1978 No. 102, S.R. 1989 No. 193, S.R. 1995 No. 150, S.R. 1996 No. 289 and S.R. 2005 No. 536
Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 1978 No. 102, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1989 No. 193, regulation 2 of S.R. 1995 No. 150, regulation 2 of S.R. 1996 No. 289 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536