Paragraph 11 Social Security (Widow's Benefit, Retirement Pensions and Other Benefits)(Transitional) Regulations 1979

(1)

Amend the Social Security (Widow's Benefit, Retirement Pensions and Other Benefits)(Transitional) Regulations 1979 M1 as follows.

(2)

In regulation 12 (provision relating to increase of retirement pension where pensioner's deceased spouse had deferred retirement) M2—

(a)

in the heading preceding it, after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;

(b)

after “deceased spouse” (in each place) insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;

(c)

after “whose spouse dies on or after 6th April 1979” insert “ or whose civil partner dies on or after 5th December 2005 ”;

(d)

for “that date” substitute “ 6th April 1979 ”.

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