Regulation 8A F1

(1)

This regulation applies to a person—

(a)

whose marriage or civil partnership terminated otherwise than by the death of that person’s spouse or civil partner;

(b)

whose marriage or civil partnership terminated after—

(i)

that person; and

(ii)

that person’s former spouse or former civil partner,

attained pensionable age;

(c)

who attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010;

(d)

whose former spouse or former civil partner attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010; and

(F2e)

whose former spouse or former civil partner—

(i)

satisfied the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”); or

(ii)

would have satisfied the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act in respect of contributions paid before 6th April 2016 had Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 not been applicable.

(2)

Where a person to whom this regulation applies does not satisfy the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act, that person shall be treated as having satisfied that condition by virtue of the contributions of the former spouse or civil partner.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 8A inserted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (State Pension and National Insurance Credits) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2206), regs. 1(3), 14
F2: Reg. 8A(1)(e) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(4)