The Tax Credits Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003

Transitional application of sections 37 and 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act

4.  For the purposes of the continuing application of sections 37 (widowed mother’s allowance) and 39A(1) (widowed parent’s allowance) of the Contributions and Benefits Act in cases to which article 3(2) applies, those sections shall apply as if the amendments specified in paragraphs 26 and 28 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Act had not come into force.

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Section 39A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 was inserted by section 55(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).