Paragraph 7

For Article 24 (including the heading) substitute—

“Article 24

No right to cash benefits under the legislation of the Member State of residence

The United Kingdom will be competent for cash benefits for pensioners, or their family members, resident in a Member State where the pensioner is in receipt of a pension from the United Kingdom and not from the Member State of residence, and:

(a)

the pensioner is only entitled to cash benefits under the legislation of the United Kingdom; or

(b)

the pensioner is entitled to cash benefits under the legislation of two or more States, one of which is the United Kingdom, and the pensioner has been subject to the legislation of the United Kingdom for the longest period of time. If the pensioner has been subject for an equal period of time to the legislation of another State, the United Kingdom will be competent if the pensioner was last subject to its legislation.”.