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Article 55

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(1)

Section 18A (widowers’ pensions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the side-note, 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)

After that subsection insert—

“(2A)

The transitional provisions in Part 5 of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect in relation to surviving civil partners’ pensions.”.