# The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001, Regulation 135: Deemed election of married women and widows excepted from contribution liability under the National Insurance Act 1965


Where immediately before 6th April 1975 there was, or is deemed to have been, in issue a current certificate of exception under regulation 9(3) or (4A) of the National Insurance (Contributions) Regulations 1969 (exception for certain widows), or there was current an election under regulation 2(1)(a) of the National Insurance (Married Women) Regulations 1973 (married women who are employed persons), or a women then was, or but for any exception under or by virtue of another provision of the National Insurance Act 1965 would have been, excepted under regulation 3(1)(a) of the 1973 Regulations (married women who are self-employed persons) from liability for contributions as a self-employed person under that Act and in any of these cases on that day the woman is a widow or, as the case may be, a married woman, that woman shall be deemed to have made an election under regulation 91 of the 1975 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1004/regulation/135 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001/regulation-135
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