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Amendment of the Work-focused Interviews Regulations 2003

5.—(1) The Work-focused Interviews Regulations 2003 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “officer” insert—

“pensionable age”, in the case of a man born before 6th April 1955, means the age when a woman born on the same day as the man would attain pensionable age;.

(3) In regulation 2(1)(b)(1) (requirement for person claiming a specified benefit to take part in an interview) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

(4) In regulation 3(1)(2) (continuing entitlement to a specified benefit dependent on an interview) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

(5) In regulation 12(b) (circumstances where regulation 11 does not apply) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

(6) In regulation 15(3)(c) (revocations and transitional provision) for “the age of 60” substitute “pensionable age”.

(1)

Regulation 2 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2005 No. 443

(2)

Regulation 3(1) was amended by regulation 3(3)(a) of S.R. 2007 No. 219 and regulation 8(2) of S.R. 2008 No. 478