Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 441
social security
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008
Made
20th February 2008
Laid before Parliament
25th February 2008
Coming into force
17th March 2008
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 189(1), (3) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 1 ).
[In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 he has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it.]
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 17th March 2008.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
2. —(1)The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3( 3 ) (claims not required for entitlement to benefit in certain cases) for sub-paragraph (cb) substitute—
“ (cb) in the case of a Category B retirement pension where the beneficiary is entitled to either a Category A retirement pension or to a graduated retirement benefit or to both and
(i) the spouse or civil partner of the beneficiary becomes entitled to a Category A retirement pension; or
(ii) the beneficiary marries or enters into a civil partnership with a person who is entitled to a Category A retirement pension; ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
William D McKenzie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
20th February 2008
1992 c.5 . Section 189(1) was amended by Schedule 7 paragraph 109(a) and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) , Schedule 3 paragraph 57 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c.2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) . Section 191 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”.