# The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002, Regulation: Amendment of regulation 2


3. In regulation 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) immediately before the definition of “appropriate office” insert—
““the 2002 Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002;
“advance period” means the period specified in regulation 4E(2);”;
(ii) immediately before the definition of “instrument for benefit payment” insert—
““guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the 2002 Act;”;
(iii) after the definition of “personal pension scheme” insert—
““qualifying age” has the same meaning as in the 2002 Act by virtue of section 1(6) of that Act;”;
(iv) after the definition of “retirement annuity contract”, insert—
““state pension credit” means state pension credit under the 2002 Act;
“State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 ;”;
(b) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b), after the words “income support”, insert “ , state pension credit ”;
(c) after paragraph (3), insert—
“(4) In these Regulations, references to “beneficiary” include any person entitled to state pension credit.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3019/regulation/wrapper1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-consequential-transitional-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2002/regulation-wrapper1
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