Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)

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(2) The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 5 of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992 by virtue of subsection (1)(p) (deductions from benefits) may be exercised in relation to cases to which this section applies with a view to securing that payments in respect of child support maintenance are made or that arrears of child support maintenance are recovered.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the benefits to which section 5 of the 1992 Act applies are to be taken as including war disablement pensions and war widows' pensions (within the meaning of section 150 of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (interpretation)). "

22 Jurisdiction

(1) Section 44 of the 1991 Act (jurisdiction) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after "United Kingdom" there shall be inserted ", except in the case of a non-resident parent who falls within subsection (2A)".

(3) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted--

" (2A) A non-resident parent falls within this subsection if he is not habitually resident in the United Kingdom, but is--

(a) employed in the civil service of the Crown, including Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service;

(b) a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, including any person employed by an association established for the purposes of Part XI of the [1996 c. 14.] Reserve Forces Act 1996;

(c) employed by a company of a prescribed description registered under the [1985 c. 6.] Companies Act 1985 in England and Wales or in Scotland, or under the [S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6).] Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; or

(d) employed by a body of a prescribed description. "

(4) Subsection (3) shall cease to have effect.

23 Abolition of the child maintenance bonus

Section 10 of the [1995 c. 34.] Child Support Act 1995 (which provides for the child maintenance bonus) shall cease to have effect.

24 Periodical reviews

Article 3(4) of the [S.I. 1998/2780 (C.66).] Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998 (which saved section 16 of the 1991 Act for certain purposes) is revoked; and accordingly that section shall cease to have effect for all purposes.

25 Regulations

In section 52 of the 1991 Act (regulations and orders), for subsection (2) there shall be substituted--

" (2) No statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) regulations made under--

(a) section 6(1), 12(4) (so far as the regulations make provision for the default rate of child support maintenance mentioned in section 12(5)(b)), 28C(2)(b), 28F(2)(b), 30(5A), 41(2), 41A, 41B(6), 43(1), 44(2A)(d), 46 or 47;

(b) paragraph 3(2) or 10A(1) of Part I of Schedule 1; or

or an order made under section 45(1) or (6), shall be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(2A) No statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) the first set of regulations made under paragraph 10(1) of Part I of Schedule 1 as substituted by section 1(3) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 shall be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. "

26 Amendments

Schedule 3 (amendment of enactments) shall have effect.

27 Temporary compensation payment scheme

(1) This section applies where--

(a) a maintenance assessment is made before a prescribed date following an application for one under section 4, 6 or 7 of the 1991 Act; or

(b) a fresh maintenance assessment has been made following either a periodic review under section 16 of the 1991 Act or a review under section 17 of that Act (as they had effect before their substitution by section 40 or 41 respectively of the [1998 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1998),

and the effective date of the assessment is earlier than the date on which the assessment was made, with the result that arrears of child support maintenance have become due under the assessment.

(2) The Secretary of State may in regulations provide that this section has effect as if it were modified so as--

(a) to apply to cases of arrears of child support maintenance having become due additional to those referred to in subsection (1);

(b) not to apply to any such case as is referred to in subsection (1).

(3) If this section applies, the Secretary of State may in prescribed circumstances agree with the absent parent, on terms specified in the agreement, that--

(a) the absent parent will not be required to pay the whole of the arrears, but only some lesser amount; and

(b) the Secretary of State will not, while the agreement is complied with, take action to recover any of the arrears.

(4) The terms which may be specified are to be prescribed in or determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(5) An agreement may be entered into only if it is made before 1st April 2002 and expires before 1st April 2003.

(6) If the absent parent enters into such an agreement, the Secretary of State may, while the absent parent complies with it, refrain from taking action under the 1991 Act to recover the arrears.

(7) Upon the expiry of the agreement, if the absent parent has complied with it--

(a) he ceases to be liable to pay the arrears; and

(b) the Secretary of State may make payments of such amounts and at such times as he may determine to the person with care.

(8) If the absent parent fails to comply with the agreement he becomes liable to pay the full amount of any outstanding arrears (as well as any other amount payable in accordance with the assessment).

(9) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for this section to have effect as if there were substituted for the dates in subsection (5) such later dates as are prescribed.

(10) In this section, "prescribed" means prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(11) Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.

(12) No statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (9) is to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament; but otherwise a statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

28 Pilot schemes

(1) Any regulations made under--

(a) provisions inserted or substituted in the 1991 Act by this Part of this Act (or Schedule 1, 2 or 3); and

(b) in so far as they are consequential on or supplementary to any such regulations, regulations made under any other provisions in the 1991 Act,

may be made so as to have effect for a specified period not exceeding 12 months.

(2) Any regulations which, by virtue of subsection (1), are to have effect for a limited period are referred to in this section as "a pilot scheme".

(3) A pilot scheme may provide that its provisions are to apply only in relation to--

(a) one or more specified areas or localities;

(b) one or more specified classes of person;

(4) A pilot scheme may make consequential or transitional provision with respect to the cessation of the scheme on the expiry of the specified period.

(5) A pilot scheme ("the previous scheme") may be replaced by a further pilot scheme making the same provision as that made by the previous scheme (apart from the specified period), or similar provision.

(6) A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with other provisions) a pilot scheme shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

29 Interpretation, transitional provisions, savings, etc

(1) In this Part, "the 1991 Act" means the [1991 c. 48.] Child Support Act 1991.

(2) The Secretary of State may in regulations make such transitional and transitory provisions, and such incidental, supplementary, savings and consequential provisions, as he considers necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of this Part or any provision in it.

(3) The regulations may, in particular--

(a) provide for the amount of child support maintenance payable by or to any person to be at a transitional rate (or more than one such rate successively) resulting from the phasing-in by way of prescribed steps of any increase or decrease in the amount payable following the coming into force of this Part or any provision in it;

(b) provide for a departure direction or any finding in relation to a previous determination of child support maintenance to be taken into account in a decision as to the amount of child support maintenance payable by or to any person.

(4) Section 175(3) and (5) of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (supplemental power in relation to regulations) applies to regulations made under this section as it applies to regulations made under that Act.

(5) The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Part II Pensions

Chapter I State pensions

State second pension

30 Earnings from which pension derived

(1) In section 22 of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (earnings from which earnings factors are derived), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted--

" (2A) For the purposes specified in subsection (2)(b) above, in the case of the first appointed year or any subsequent tax year a person's earnings factor shall be treated as derived only from those of his earnings on which primary Class 1 contributions have been paid or treated as paid. "

(2) In section 44 of that Act (Category A retirement pension), in subsection (6)--

(a) before paragraph (a) there shall be inserted--

" (za) where the relevant year is the first appointed year or any subsequent year, to the aggregate of his earnings factors derived from those of his earnings upon which primary Class 1 contributions have been paid or treated as paid in respect of that year; " ;

and

(b) in paragraph (a), after "subsequent tax year" there shall be inserted "before the first appointed year".

(3) After that section there shall be inserted--

" 44A Deemed earnings factors

(1) For the purposes of section 44(6)(za) above, if any of the conditions in subsection (2) below is satisfied for a relevant year, a pensioner is deemed to have an earnings factor for that year which--

(a) is derived from earnings on which primary Class 1 contributions were paid; and

(b) is equal to the amount which, when added to any other earnings factors taken into account under that provision, produces an aggregate of earnings factors equal to the low earnings threshold.

(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1) above are that--

(a) the pensioner would, apart from this section, have an earnings factor for the year--

(i) equal to or greater than the qualifying earnings factor for the year; but

(ii) less than the low earnings threshold for the year;

(b) invalid care allowance--

(i) was payable to the pensioner throughout the year; or

(ii) would have been so payable but for the fact that under regulations the amount payable to him was reduced to nil because of his receipt of other benefits;

(c) for the purposes of paragraph 5(7)(b) of Schedule 3, the pensioner is taken to be precluded from regular employment by responsibilities at home throughout the year by virtue of--

(i) the fact that child benefit was payable to him in respect of a child under the age of six; or

(ii) his satisfying such other condition as may be prescribed;

(d) the pensioner is a person satisfying the requirement in subsection (3) below to whom long-term incapacity benefit was payable throughout the year, or would have been so payable but for the fact that--

(i) he did not satisfy the contribution conditions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3; or

(ii) under regulations the amount payable to him was reduced to nil because of his receipt of other benefits or of payments from an occupational pension scheme or personal pension scheme.

(3) The requirement referred to in subsection (2)(d) above is that--

(a) for one or more relevant years the pensioner has paid, or (apart from this section) is treated as having paid, primary Class 1 contributions on earnings equal to or greater than the qualifying earnings factor; and

(b) the years for which he has such a factor constitute at least one tenth of his working life.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) above--

(a) a pensioner's working life shall not include--

(i) any tax year before 1978-79; or

(ii) any year in which he is deemed under subsection (1) above to have an earnings factor by virtue of fulfilling the condition in subsection (2)(b) or (c) above; and

(b) the figure calculated by dividing his working life by ten shall be rounded to the nearest whole year (and any half year shall be rounded down).

(5) The low earnings threshold for the first appointed year and subsequent tax years shall be £9,500 (but subject to section 148A of the Administration Act).

(6) In subsection (2)(d)(ii) above, "occupational pension scheme" and "personal pension scheme" have the meanings given by subsection (6) of section 30DD above for the purposes of subsection (5) of that section. "

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) of section 44A of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, a pensioner is deemed to have an earnings factor in relation to any relevant year as specified in that subsection if--

(a) severe disablement allowance was payable to him throughout the year; and

(b) he satisfies the requirement in subsection (3) of that section.

31 Calculation

(1) In section 45 of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (calculation of additional pension in a Category A retirement pension), in subsection (2)--

(a) after "shall be" there shall be inserted "the sum of the following";

(b) in paragraph (b), after "after 1987-88" there shall be inserted "but before the first appointed year"; and

(c) in relation to any tax years falling within subsection (3A) below, the weekly equivalent of the amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 4A to this Act. "

(2) In that section the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)--

" (3A) The following tax years fall within this subsection--

(a) the first appointed year;

(b) subsequent tax years. "

(3) After Schedule 4 to that Act there shall be inserted the Schedule set out in Schedule 4 to this Act.

32 Calculation of Category B retirement pension

(1) In section 46 of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (modifications of section 45 for calculating the additional pension in certain benefits), after subsection (2) there shall be inserted--

" (3) For the purpose of determining the additional pension falling to be calculated under section 45 above by virtue of section 48BB below in a case where the deceased spouse died under pensionable age, the following definition shall be substituted for the definition of "N" in section 45(4)(b) above--

" "N" =
(a)
the number of tax years which begin after 5th April 1978 and end before the date when the deceased spouse dies, or
(b)
the number of tax years in the period--
(i)
beginning with the tax year in which the deceased spouse ("S") attained the age of 16 or, if later, 1978-79, and
(ii)
ending immediately before the tax year in which S would have attained pensionable age if S had not died earlier,

whichever is the smaller number. " "

(2) In section 48BB of that Act (Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B), in subsection (5) for "section 46(2)" there shall be substituted "section 46(3)".

(3) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the [1999 c. 30.] Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments), sub-paragraph (b), and the word "and" immediately preceding it, shall be omitted.

33 Revaluation

(1) After section 148 of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992 there shall be inserted--

" 148A Revaluation of low earnings threshold

(1) The Secretary of State shall in the tax year preceding the first appointed year and in each subsequent tax year review the general level of earnings obtaining in Great Britain and any changes in that level which have taken place during the review period.

(2) In this section, "the review period" means--

(a) in the case of the first review under this section, the period beginning with 1st October 1998 and ending on 30th September in the tax year preceding the first appointed year; and

(b) in the case of each subsequent review under this section, the period since--

(i) the end of the last period taken into account in a review under this section; or

(ii) such other date (whether earlier or later) as the Secretary of State may determine.

(3) If on such a review it appears to the Secretary of State that the general level of earnings has increased during the review period, he shall make an order under this section.

(4) An order under this section shall be an order directing that, for the purposes of the Contributions and Benefits Act--

(a) there shall be a new low earnings threshold for the tax years after the tax year in which the review takes place; and

(b) the amount of that threshold shall be the amount specified in subsection (5) below--

(i) increased by the percentage by which the general level of earnings increased during the review period; and

(ii) rounded to the nearest £100 (taking any amount of £50 as nearest to the next whole £100).

(5) The amount referred to in subsection (4)(b) above is--

(a) in the case of the first review under this section, £9,500; and

(b) in the case of each subsequent review, the low earnings threshold for the year in which the review takes place.

(6) This section does not require the Secretary of State to direct any increase where it appears to him that the increase would be inconsiderable.

(7) If on any review under subsection (1) above the Secretary of State determines that he is not required to make an order under this section, he shall instead lay before each House of Parliament a report explaining his reasons for arriving at that determination.

(8) For the purposes of any review under subsection (1) above the Secretary of State shall estimate the general level of earnings in such manner as he thinks fit. "

(2) Section 148 of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992 (revaluation of earnings factors) shall have effect as if--

(a) the amounts for the first appointed year and any subsequent tax year that are to be reviewed under that section,

(b) the amounts for those years to which any directions by an order under subsection (4) of that section are to be applied, and

included the parts of the surplus in an earnings factor referred to in paragraphs 2(2)(a), 5(2)(a) and 7(2)(a) of Schedule 4A to the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

(3) Nothing in section 148 of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992 shall require, or ever have required, the earnings factors used for computing a surplus in an earnings factor for any year under section 44(5A) of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 to be treated as increased in any case in which that surplus, or any part of it, is itself reviewed under section 148 of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992.

(4) In section 128(3) of the [1995 c. 26.] Pensions Act 1995 (revaluation of surpluses in earnings factors under section 44(5A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992), after "1992" there shall be inserted "for the purposes of section 45(1) and (2)(a) and (b) of that Act".

34 Report of Government Actuary: rebates etc

In each of sections 42(1)(a)(ii), 42B(1)(a) and 45A(1)(a) of the [1993 c. 48.] Pension Schemes Act 1993 (reports by Government Actuary on cost of providing benefits equivalent to benefits which are foregone) for "which, under section 48A," there shall be substituted "(or parts of benefits) which, in accordance with section 48A below and Schedule 4A to the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,".

35 Supplementary

(1) The [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 21(5A)(b) (contribution conditions)--

(a) after "22(1)(a)" there shall be inserted ", (2A)"; and

(b) for "44(6)(a)" there shall be substituted "44(6)(za) and (a)".

(3) In section 39 (rate of widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension), in subsections (1), (2) and (3), after "sections 44 to 45B" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A".

(4) In section 39C (rate of widowed parent's allowance and bereavement allowance), in subsections (1), (3) and (4), after "sections 44 to 45A" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A".

(5) In section 44 (Category A retirement pension), in subsection (5A), after "section 45" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A".

(6) In that subsection, for the words from "that year," to "surplus" there shall be substituted " that year,

(b) the amount of the surplus is the amount of that excess, and

(7) In subsection (6) of that section, after "section 45" there shall be inserted "or Schedule 4A".

(8) In section 45 (the additional element in a Category A retirement pension)--

(a) in subsections (1) and (2)(a) and (b), before "amount" (in each place) there shall be inserted "adjusted"; and

(b) in subsection (6), for "the amount of any surpluses" there shall be substituted "any amount".

(9) In section 48A(4) (Category B retirement pension for married person), after "sections 44 to 45B above" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A below".

(10) In section 48B (Category B retirement pension for widows and widowers), in subsections (2) and (3), after "sections 44 to 45B above" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A below".

(11) In section 48BB (Category B retirement pension: entitlement by reference to benefits under section 39A or 39B), in subsections (5) and (6), after "sections 44 to 45A above" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A below".

(12) In section 48C(4) (Category B retirement pension: general), after "sections 44 to 45B above" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A below".

(13) In section 51 (Category B retirement pension for widowers), in subsections (2) and (3), after "sections 44 to 45A above" there shall be inserted "and Schedule 4A below".

(14) In section 122(1) (interpretation of Parts I to VI), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, there shall be inserted--

" "first appointed year" means such tax year, no earlier than 2002-03, as may be appointed by order, and "second appointed year" means such subsequent tax year as may be so appointed; " .

(15) In section 176 (Parliamentary control), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted--

" (4) Subsection (3) above does not apply to a statutory instrument by reason only that it contains an order appointing the first or second appointed year (within the meanings given by section 122(1) above). "

Report on pensions uprating

36 Report on cost of pension uprating in line with general earnings level

The Government Actuary or the Deputy Government Actuary shall report to the Secretary of State his opinion on the effect on the level of the National Insurance Fund, and the effect which might be expected on the rates of contributions, in each year up to and including 2005-06 of annual increases in the basic pension by the percentage increase in the general level of earnings; and the Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament.

Earnings factors

37 Revaluation of earnings factors

In section 148(2) of the [1992 c. 5.] Social Security Administration Act 1992 (revaluation of earnings factors), for the words from "place" to the end there shall be substituted " place--

(a) since the end of the period taken into account for the last review under this section, or

(b) since such other date (whether earlier or later) as he may determine;

and for the purposes of any such review the Secretary of State shall estimate the general level of earnings in such manner as he thinks fit. "

38 Modification of earnings factors

(1) In section 48A(5) of the [1993 c. 48.] 1993 Act (power to modify the application of section 44(5) of the [1992 c. 4.] 1992 Act where in any year a pensioner's earnings derive only partially from contracted-out employment), after "44(5)" there shall be inserted "or (5A)".

(2) Subsection (1) shall have effect--

(a) in relation to the application of section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act by virtue of sections 39C(1) and 48BB(5) of that Act;

(b) in relation to the application of section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act in the circumstances described in section 128(4) to (6) of the 1995 Act.

(3) In relation to the period--

(a) beginning with 6th April 2000, and

(b) ending with the day before the first regulations under section 48A(5) of the 1993 Act (as amended by subsection (1) above) come into force,

the Secretary of State shall be taken to have, and to have had, power to calculate and pay relevant pensions by reference to section 44(5) of the 1992 Act as modified by regulations under section 48A(5) of the 1993 Act.

(4) For the purpose of applying subsection (3) above--

(a) the substitution made by section 128(1) of the 1995 Act shall be ignored; and

(b) references in enactments to section 44(5A) of the 1992 Act shall (so far as necessary) be treated as references to section 44(5).

(5) The first regulations under section 48A(5) of the 1993 Act (as amended by subsection (1) above) may include provision in relation to--

(a) revising the calculation of a relevant pension;

(b) paying a relevant pension in accordance with a revised calculation.

(6) Relevant pensions are pensions which fall to be calculated--

(a) in the circumstances described in section 128(4) to (6) of the 1995 Act; and

(b) in relation to persons where, by virtue of section 48A(1) of the 1993 Act, section 44(6) of the 1992 Act has effect in any tax year as mentioned in section 48A(1) of the 1993 Act in relation to some but not all of a person's earnings.

(7) For the purposes of this section--

(a) the 1992 Act is the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

(b) the 1993 Act is the [1993 c. 48.] Pension Schemes Act 1993;

Preservation of rights in respect of additional pensions

39 Preservation of rights in respect of additional pensions

(1) In the provisions of the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 that are set out in subsection (2) (provisions relating to additional pensions for surviving spouses)--

(a) the references to 5th April 2000 (wherever occurring) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as references to 5th October 2002; and

(b) the references to 6th April 2000 (wherever occurring) shall have effect, and be deemed always to have had effect, as references to 6th October 2002.

(2) Those provisions are--

(a) sections 39(3) and 39C(4) (widowed mother's allowance and widowed parent's allowance);

(b) sections 48BB(7), 48C(3) and 51(3) (Category B retirement pensions); and

(3) For section 52(3) of the [1999 c. 30.] Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (power to substitute a later year for references to year 2000 in prescribed provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) there shall be substituted--

" (3) The regulations may amend (or further amend) any prescribed provision set out in section 39(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (which sets out provisions falling within subsection (2) of this section) so as to substitute a reference to a later date for--

(a) any reference in that provision to 5th October 2002 or 6th October 2002; or

(b) any reference to a date inserted in that provision by a substitution made by virtue of this subsection. "

(4) After section 52(4) of that Act of 1999 there shall be inserted--

" (4A) The regulations may provide, for the purposes of any provision made by virtue of subsection (4), for a case in which a person who, as a consequence of receiving incorrect or incomplete information, did not give any consideration to--

(a) the taking of a step which is a step he might have taken had he considered the matter on the basis of correct and complete information, or

(b) refraining from taking a step which is a step he did take but might have refrained from taking had he considered the matter on that basis,

to be treated as a case in which his failure to take the step, or his taking of the step he did take, was in reliance on the incorrect or incomplete information and as a case in which that step is one which he would have taken, or (as the case may be) would not have taken, had the information been correct and complete. "

(5) In section 52(6) of that Act of 1999 (supplemental provisions of regulations relating to the scheme), after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted--

" (ea) prescribing the matters that may be relied on, and the presumptions that may be made, in the determination of whether or not the prescribed conditions have been satisfied; " .

Other provisions

40 Home responsibilities protection

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the [1992 c. 4.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (contribution conditions for entitlement to Category A and B retirement pension, widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension), after sub-paragraph (7) (reduction of number of years for which contribution conditions must be satisfied) there shall be inserted--

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