Explanatory note

These Regulations make certain changes in the contribution conditions for benefit for widows whose husbands were insured under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts 1936 to 1941. They provide that contributions under those Acts may be taken into account for the purpose of benefit under the National Insurance Act 1965 where they are paid after the death of the husband. They also authorise, in the case of retirement pension for widows, the calculation of the rate of pension in certain cases on the basis of the late husband's record as it stood for the purpose of his right to a retirement pension instead of his record for the purpose of his widow's right to benefit, if that calculation results in a higher rate of pension.