These regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1975.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Social Security Act 1975;

• “the Contributions Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975;

• “the former Death Grant Regulations” means the National Insurance (Death Grant) Regulations 1973;

• “the former Principal Act” means the National Insurance Act 1965;

• “the former Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions Regulations” means the National Insurance (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1972;

• “her husband” in the case of a woman who has been married more than once, refers to the husband by virtue of whose contributions she is entitled to the benefit in question;

• “the Industrial Injuries Employment Regulations” means the Social Security (Employed Earners' Employments for Industrial Injuries Purposes) Regulations 1975;

• “the Overlapping Benefits Regulations” means the National Insurance (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1975;

• “the former Old Persons' Pensions Regulations” means the National Insurance (Old Persons' Pensions) Regulations 1970;

• “retired” means retired from regular employment;

• “the Special Provisions Regulations” means the Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) Regulations 1974:

• “the Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions Regulations” means the Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1974;

• “widow's benefit” and “widow's pension” include benefit under section 39(4) of the Act corresponding to a widow's pension or a widowed mother's allowance;

and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.

Any reference in these regulations to any provision made by or contained in any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument, and as including a reference to any provision which it re-enacts or replaces, or which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.

The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of these regulations as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.