[F1Treatment for the purposes of any contributory benefit of certain Class 3 contributionsE+W+S
6A.—(1) For the purposes of entitlement to any contributory benefit, this regulation applies in the case of a Class 3 contribution paid after the due date—
(a)which would otherwise under regulation 4—
(i)have been treated as paid on a day other than on the day on which it was actually paid; or
(ii)have been treated as not paid; and
(b) which is paid in respect of a year after 5 th April 1996 but before 6 th April 2002.
(2) A contribution referred to in paragraph (1), where it is paid on or before 5 th April 2009 by or in respect of a person who attains pensionable age on or after 6 th April 2008, shall be treated as paid on the day on which it is paid.
(3) A contribution referred to in paragraph (1), where it is paid on or before 5 th April 2009 by or in respect of a person who attains pensionable age on or after 24 th October 2004 but before 6 th April 2008, shall be treated as paid on—
(a)the day on which it is paid; or
(b)the date on which the person attained pensionable age,
whichever is the earlier.
(4) A contribution referred to in paragraph (1), where it is paid on or before 5 th April 2010 by or in respect of a person who attains pensionable age on or after 6 th April 1998 but before 24 th October 2004, shall be treated as paid on—
(a) 1 st October 1998; or
(b)the date on which the person attained pensionable age,
whichever is the later.]
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