Explanatory note

These regulations amend the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1975 (“the Benefit Regulations”) and the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 (“the Credits Regulations”). Regulation 1 relates to the citation, commencement and interpretation of these Regulations. Regulation 2, which amends regulation 10 of the Benefit Regulations, provides for treating a period when a person over 60 is receiving a supplementary allowance at the long-term rate without being required to register for employment as part of a “period of interruption of employment” for the purposes of these regulations. Regulation 3 amends regulation 9 of the Credits Regulations to enable such a person to be credited with contributions under the Social Security Act 1975.