# The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) (Amendments relating to Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001


(1) The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (modification of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after “becomes widowed” insert “or a surviving civil partner”;
(ii) for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”; and
(iii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;
(c) in paragraph (3)(f), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and
(d) in paragraph (4), after “widowed person’s” insert “or surviving civil partner’s”.
(3) In the Schedule—
(a) in the heading, after “widowed person’s” insert “or surviving civil partner’s”; and
(b) in column 1 (description of person), for “widow or widower” (in each place) substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110734262/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-inherited-serps-amendments-relating-to-civil-partnership-regulations-2005/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.