# The Social Security (Retirement Pensions etc.) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Retirement Pensions etc.) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2005.
(2) In these Regulations –
“period of deferment” shall be construed in accordance with section 55(3) or, as the case may be, section 55C(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“transitional case” means a case where a person’s entitlement to retirement pension or shared additional pension is deferred and the period of deferment begins before 6th April 2005 and continues on or after that day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/123/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-retirement-pensions-etc-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-1
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