Article 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Widow’s Benefit, Retirement Pensions and Other Benefits) (Transitional) Regulations

in the heading, for “the Act and the Pensions Order in their” substitute “pensions legislation in its”; and

for “provisions of the Act and the Pensions Order” substitute “provisions of the Act, the Pensions Order and the Contributions and Benefits Act”.

in the heading, at the end add “and to the contribution condition for Category A and B retirement pension for those attaining pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010”; and

in paragraph (1) from “only for the purposes” to the end substitute—

“for the purposes of—

(a)

the second contribution condition for a widowed mother’s allowance, a widow’s pension or a Category A or Category B retirement pension specified in paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 to the Contributions and Benefits Act; and

(b)

the contribution condition for a Category A or Category B retirement pension specified in paragraph 5A(2)^f3 of that Schedule.”.

in paragraph (1) for “paragraph 5(2)(b) and 5(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act” substitute “paragraphs 5(2)(b) and (3)(b) and 5A(2)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Contributions and Benefits Act”; and

in paragraph (2) for “to the Act” substitute “to the Contributions and Benefits Act or paragraph (b) of the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of that Schedule”.