(1) In the case of any claim for pension made on or after 6 April 1995, where the insurance record of a person who, having been a self-employed contributor, is being used to establish entitlement to pension, the contribution conditions contained in section 125 shall not be regarded as having been satisfied unless, in accordance with section 21 -
(a) the person has paid self-employment contributions in respect of at least 1 contribution year before the relevant time, and
(b) all self-employment contributions payable by the person have been paid.
(2) A pension shall not be payable in respect of any period preceding the date on which all self-employment contributions, referred to in subsection (1) (b), payable by the person concerned have been paid.
(3) Where the person has paid all contributions due under subsection (1) (b) other than contributions payable in respect of the last complete contribution year before the relevant time, subsection (2) shall not apply in respect of such person.
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