{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-pensions-measure-2018/section-56",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-pensions-measure-2018/section-56.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2018/9",
  "legislation_title": "Church of England Pensions Measure 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-pensions-measure-2018",
  "path": "section/56",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "References to spouses, children, etc.",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Measure.\n(2) A reference to a spouse includes a reference to a person married to somebody of the same sex; and references to marriage are to be construed accordingly.\n(3) A reference to the surviving spouse or civil partner of a deceased person is a reference to the person who was the spouse or civil partner of the deceased at the time of death.\n(4) “Child”, in relation to a person, includes—\n(a) a step-child of that person, and\n(b) a child of that person's civil partner.\n(5) “Dependant”, in any given case, has whatever meaning the Board may determine, having regard to all the circumstances.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 56 in force at 1.3.2019 by S.I. 2019/98, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2018/9/section/56",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:14.553873+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}