# The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) Order 2014, Paragraph 28: State Pension Credit Act 2002


(1) Section 17 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (other interpretation provisions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the definition of “couple” substitute—
““couple” means—
(a) two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
(b) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.
(3) Omit subsection (1A).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108727/schedule/1/paragraph/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-and-contrary-provisions-and-scotland-order-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-28
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