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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 6th April 1989.
(2) In these Regulations“the principal Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979, and unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in the principal Regulations.
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Subject to regulation 5 of these Regulations, in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of regulation 28 (precluded Class 3 contributions) for the words“widow’s allowance or death grant” there shall be substituted the words“widow’s payment”.
3 
For sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (1) of regulation 119 (conditions as to residence or presence in Great Britain) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:“
(e) as respects entitlement of a person to pay Class 3 contributions in respect of any year, either that–
(i) that person is resident in Great Britain throughout that year; or
(ii) that person has arrived in Great Britain during that year and has been or is liable to pay Class 1 or Class 2 contributions in respect of an earlier period during that year; or
(iii) that person has arrived in Great Britain during that year and was either ordinarily resident in Great Britain throughout the whole of that year or became ordinarily resident during the course of it; or
(iv) that person not being ordinarily resident in Great Britain has arrived in that year or the previous year and has been continuously present in Great Britain for 26 complete contribution weeks, entitlement where the arrival has been in the previous year arising in respect only of the next year.”.
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(1) Regulation 121 (Class 2 and Class 3 contributions for periods abroad) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1), for the words“the next succeeding paragraph” there shall be substituted the words“paragraph (2) of this regulation”.
(3) After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–“
(1A) A person who is gainfully employed outside Great Britain and falls within the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of the last preceding paragraph shall for the purposes of that paragraph be treated as being outside Great Britain for any period during which he is temporarily in Great Britain.”.
(4) In paragraph (2), for the words“the last preceding paragraph” there shall be substituted the words“paragraph (1) of this regulation”.
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For the purposes of determining whether a person is entitled to pay Class 3 contributions under paragraph (2) of regulation 28, sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph shall continue to have effect in relation to any death occurring before 11th April 1988 as though regulation 2 of these Regulations had not been made. 
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Nicholas Scott
Minister of State,
Department of Social Security
29th March 1989