These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension Regulations 2015.

These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2016.

These Regulations (except Part 5) do not apply to a person who reaches pensionable age M1 before 6th April 2016.

F1In these Regulations, “the 2014 Act” means the Pensions Act 2014.

F1In these Regulations—

• “the 1965 Act” means the National Insurance Act 1965;

• “the 2014 Act” means the Pensions Act 2014;

• “deferral period” means the period during which a person’s entitlement to a state pension under Part 1 of the 2014 Act is deferred;

• “graduated retirement benefit” means any benefit under section 36 (graduated retirement benefit) or 37 (special provisions as to graduated retirement benefit for widows) of the 1965 Act.

For the purposes of these Regulations (except this paragraph), two people are to be treated as if they are not married to each other in relation to times when either of them is married to a third person.