Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2005.

(2)

Regulation 4 and paragraphs 3(2) and (3) and 13(2) and (3) of Schedule 1 in so far as they apply to that regulation, shall not have effect in relation to incremental periods beginning before 6th April 2005.

(3)

In these Regulations—

“the 1965 Act” means the National Insurance Act 1965 M1;
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2;
“the Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and references to Schedule 5 are to Schedule 5 to that Act M3;
“incremental period” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 4(6) of Schedule 1.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1965 c. 51. Section 36 was repealed by the Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38) with effect from 6th April 1975 but continues in force by virtue of regulations made under Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 (c. 18) or under Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6).
M2: 1992 c. 5.
M3: Schedule 5 was amended by the Pensions Acts 1995 and 2004.