# The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005, Paragraph 9: Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979


(1) Amend the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (adjustments of personal benefit under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act by reference to industrial injuries benefits and benefits not under the Act, and adjustments of industrial injuries benefits), in paragraph (5) , after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3) In regulation 15 (priority between persons entitled to increase of benefit), in paragraph (4)(a) after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted by reference to benefits not under Chapters I and II of Part II of the Act), in column (2) of paragraph 4 , after “surviving spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2877/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-pensions-social-security-and-child-support-consequential-etc-provisions-order-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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