Article 18 Status of adult survivor

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to of the Principal Order shall be amended as follows–

(1)

There shall be substituted for the heading of paragraph 4 the heading “Status of adult survivor”.

(2)

At the start of sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted for the word “If” the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if”.

(3)

There shall be substituted for paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (1)–

“(a)

the adult survivor of that deceased pensioner marries or forms a civil partnership or cohabits with another person; and”.

(4)

In paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted for the words “widow’s or widower's” the words “adult survivor's”.

(5)

At the start of sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted for the word “If” the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if”.

(6)

There shall be substituted for paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) –

“(a)

the adult survivor of that deceased pensioner marries or forms a civil partnership or cohabits with another person; and”.

(7)

In paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (2) there shall be substituted for the words “widow or widower” the words “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

(8)

After sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted –

“(3)

This paragraph shall only apply to payments in respect of persons who ceased to be participants before 3^rd November 2004.”