Article 5 Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)^f2, omit the definitions of “bereavement allowance”, “bereavement benefit” and “bereavement payment”.

(3)

In regulation 4(1) (modification of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992)^f3 and in the heading to regulation 4, for “bereavement benefit” substitute “widowed parent’s allowance”.

(4)

Omit regulation 4(2B)^f4.

(5)

In regulation 5(3)(d) (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit)^f5, for “bereavement benefit” substitute “widowed parent’s allowance”.

(6)

In regulation 5A (rate of guaranteed minimum pension)^f6, omit “, bereavement allowance”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 5 in force at 6.4.2017 in accordance with, see arts. 1(2), 2, 3

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1975/563.
f2: The definitions of “bereavement allowance” and “bereavement benefit” were inserted by S.I. 2000/2876 and the definition of “bereavement payment” was inserted by S.I. 2001/2618.
f3: Regulation 4(1) was amended by S.I. 1992/1700, 2000/2876 (as was the heading to regulation 4) and 2005/1551.
f4: Paragraph (2B) was inserted by S.I. 2000/2876 and amended by S.I.s 2001/2618, 2005/2877 and 2010/788.
f5: Regulation 5(3)(d) was amended by S.I.s 1989/1642, 2000/2876 and 2005/2877.
f6: Regulation 5A was inserted by S.I. 1990/621 and amended by S.I. 2000/2876.