Amendment of regulation 2E+W+S
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.”.