Explanatory note

These Regulations contain amendments to provisions relating to the transition from the National Insurance Act 1965 (c. 51) to the Social Security Act 1975 (c. 14).

Regulation 2 amends the Widow's Benefit, Retirement Pension and Other Benefits (Transitional) Regulations 1974 so as to deem satisfaction of the first contribution condition for a Category B retirement pension for wives and widows of certain former contributors; to make transitional provisions for wives and widows of men who reached pensionable age before 6th April 1975 where the wives attain pensionable age or are widowed after that date; and to define the working life of certain existing contributors and late entrants under the National Insurance Act 1965.

The Regulations also make minor amendments to transitional provisions in the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975, the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1975 and the Social Security (Death Grant) Regulations 1975.