# The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005, Paragraph 5: Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975


(1) Amend the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (modification of the Act in relation to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, unemployability supplement and maternity allowance) , in paragraph (5)(b) after “spouse,” insert “ civil partner, ”.
(3) In regulation 4 (modification of the Act in relation to widow's benefit, bereavement benefit, child's special allowance, guardian's allowance and retirement pension) —
(a) in paragraph (2B) —
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa) after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(bb) after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(cc) after “deceased spouse's” insert “ or deceased civil partner's ”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(aa) after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(bb) after “deceased spouse's” insert “ or deceased civil partner's ”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (c), after “surviving spouse” insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(b) in paragraph (4) —
(i) after “surviving spouse” (in each place) insert “ or surviving civil partner ”;
(ii) after “former spouse” (in each place) insert “ or former civil partner ”.
(4) In regulation 5 (application of disqualification in respect of up-rating of benefit)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (b) —
(aa) for “a widow or a widower” substitute “ a widow, a widower or a surviving civil partner ”;
(bb) after “former spouse” insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (d) after “deceased spouse” insert “ or deceased civil partner ”;
(b) in paragraph (6) after “former spouse” (in each place) insert “ or former civil partner ”;
(c) in paragraph (7) —
(i) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(ii) after “were husband and wife” insert “ or were civil partners ”;
(iii) after “became husband and wife” insert “ or formed a civil partnership ”.
(5) In regulation 13 (modification of the Act in relation to a dependant)—
(a) after “A husband or wife” insert “ or civil partner ”;
(b) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”;
(c) after “spouse's” insert “ or civil partner's ”;
(d) for “the husband or wife” substitute “ the husband, wife or civil partner ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2877/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-pensions-social-security-and-child-support-consequential-etc-provisions-order-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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