# The Social Security (Retirement Pensions) Amendment Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999


In the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999, regulation 5 (date from which a decision revised under section 9 takes effect) shall be renumbered paragraph (1) of regulation 5 and after paragraph (1) add—
“(2) Where—
(a) a person attains pensionable age, claims a retirement pension after the prescribed time for claiming and the Secretary of State decides (“the original decision”) that he is not entitled because—
(i) in the case of a Category A retirement pension, the person has not satisfied the contribution conditions; or
(ii) in the case of a Category B retirement pension, the person’s spouse has not satisfied the contribution conditions;
(b) in accordance with regulation 50A of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (Class 3 contributions: tax years 1996-97 to 2001-02) the Board subsequently accepts Class 3 contributions paid after the due date by the claimant or, as the case may be, the spouse;
(c) in accordance with regulation 6A of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 the contributions are treated as paid on a date earlier than the date on which they were paid; and
(d) the Secretary of State revises the original decision in accordance with regulation 11A(4)(a),
the revised decision shall take effect from—
(i) 1st October 1998; or
(ii) the date on which the claimant attained pensionable age in the case of a Category A pension, or, in the case of a Category B pension, the date on which the claimant’s spouse attained pensionable age,
whichever is later.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2283/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-retirement-pensions-amendment-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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