Article 37

(1)

Section 4A (widowers’ pensions) (as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Judicial Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f1) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the heading, after “Widowers’” insert “and surviving civil partners’”.

(3)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

after “female person” insert “who has, or has had, a husband or civil partner”, and

(b)

after “male person” insert “who has, or has had, a wife or civil partner”.

(4)

In subsection (2) for “Schedule 2” substitute “Part 1 of Schedule 2”.

(5)

After that subsection insert—

“(3)
The transitional provisions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to surviving civil partners’ pensions.”.

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