Regulation 7 Cut-off date and minimum pension age

After regulation H2 of the Principal Regulations there shall be inserted—

“Cut-off date and minimum pension age

H3

In this Part:

• “cut-off date” means the later of 1st April 2009 and the day after the second General Election to occur after the General Election held on 7th June 2001; and

• “minimum pension age” means—

  1. (a)

     before 6th April 2010, fifty; and

  2. (b)

     on and after 6th April 2010, fifty-five.”