# The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005, Article 55


(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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110734963/article/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-judicial-pensions-and-church-pensions-etc-order-2005/article-55
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