The Social Security (Widow'S Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1979 (Version in vigour from 2022-04-11 to )

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Coming into Force11 April 2022
(1) These regulations may be cited as the(2) In these regulations, unless the context(3) For the purposes of these regulations(3A) For the purposes of regulation 8 of these Regulations, where, before the coming into force of the Nullity of Marriages Act 1971 a decree of nullity was granted in relation to a person on the ground that the marriage was voidable, that person shall be treated as a person whose marriage has been terminated by divorce from the date on which that decree was made absolute.(4) For the purposes of regulations 11(1) (d) , 12(3) and 13(2) a person shall
  • to an adult dependant in respect of whom a claim for an increase of retirement pension is made or treated as made before 5th October 1998.
  • is a person in respect of whom a claim for an increase of retirement pension is made;
  • is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) (a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and
  • has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.
  • has elects that this regulation shall apply(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person who has previously made such an election.(3)

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