Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 19758

1

The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 197512 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

2

In regulation 4(3)13 for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph–

a

the date on which the person whose pension falls to be so increased first became entitled to that pension; or

3

In regulation 5 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit)–

a

in paragraph (3)–

i

in sub-paragraph (a) the words “was not entitled to a Category B retirement pension” shall be substituted for the words “had not retired”, and the words “was entitled to a Category A retirement pension” shall be substituted for the words “had retired”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (c), the words “retired or had otherwise” shall be omitted; and

iii

in sub-paragraph (d), the words “had become entitled to a Category A retirement pension or had” shall be substituted for the words “had retired or”;

b

in paragraph (5)(i) the words “was entitled to a Category A retirement pension” shall be substituted for the words “had retired from regular employment”;

c

in paragraph (6)(i) the words “was entitled to a Category A retirement pension” shall be substituted for the words “had retired from regular employment”; and

d

in paragraph (7) the words “was not entitled to a Category A retirement pension” shall be substituted for the words “had not retired”.

4

In regulation 6 (modification of right to defer entitlement to a Category A or Category B retirement pension) the words “(election to be treated as not having retired)” shall be omitted.