PART II AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 2

3. In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

immediately before the definition of “appropriate office” insert—

“the 2002 Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002;

“advance period” means the period specified in regulation 4E(2);

ii

immediately before the definition of “instrument for benefit payment” insert—

“guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the 2002 Act;

iii

after the definition of “personal pension scheme”M1 insert—

“qualifying age” has the same meaning as in the 2002 Act by virtue of section 1(6) of that Act;

iv

after the definition of “retirement annuity contract”M2, insert—

“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the 2002 Act;

“State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M3;

b

in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b), after the words “income support”, insert “ , state pension credit ”;

c

after paragraph (3), insert—

4

In these Regulations, references to “beneficiary” include any person entitled to state pension credit.