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14. After regulation 8 insert—
“8A.—(1) This regulation applies to a person—
(a)whose marriage or civil partnership terminated otherwise than by the death of that person’s spouse or civil partner;
(b)whose marriage or civil partnership terminated after—
(i)that person; and
(ii)that person’s former spouse or former civil partner,
attained pensionable age;
(c)who attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010;
(d)whose former spouse or former civil partner attained pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010; and
(e)whose former spouse or former civil partner satisfied the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 (contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit) to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”).
(2) Where a person to whom this regulation applies does not satisfy the contribution condition specified in paragraph 5A(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act, that person shall be treated as having satisfied that condition by virtue of the contributions of the former spouse or civil partner.”.
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