# The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 24: Interpretation


(1) In this Part—
“the 1975 Regulations” means the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975;
“the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
“post-commencement qualifying year” and “pre-commencement qualifying year” have the same meaning as in section 4(4) of the Act (entitlement to state pension at transitional rate);
“qualifying year” has the same meaning as in section 2(4) of the Act (entitlement to state pension at full or reduced rate);
“working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;
“year” means a tax year.
(2) Nothing in Chapter 3 is to be construed as entitling any person to be credited with earnings or contributions for any day or in respect of any event occurring before 6th April 2016.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/315/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-24
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