Regulation 7 Amendments to principal Regulations

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted after paragraph (5) the following paragraph:—

“(5A)

In these Regulations, where any reference is made to a person who has been ordinarily resident throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the relevant date in the European Community, the words “European Community” shall fall to be treated as the territory comprising—

(a)

the European Community, and

(b)

as regards any period prior to their accession to that Community, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic.”.