Section 6 Power to grant widows', surviving civil partners' and children's pensionsF1

had become eligible for a pension for service; or

was serving at the time of his death and would, if he had then retired on the ground of permanent infirmity, have become eligible for a pension for such service;

where he leaves a widow, a pension to that widow (in this Act referred to as a “widow's pension”);

where he leaves a surviving civil partner, a pension to that surviving civil partner (in this Part referred to as a “surviving civil partner's pension”); and

where he had a wife or a civil partner at any time during his relevant service (whether or not the marriage or civil partnership continued until his death and whether or not a widow's pension or surviving civil partner's pension is or can be granted), a pension for the benefit of any relevant children (in this Part referred to as a "children's pension").

in relation to a marriage, any children of the marriage, and

in relation to a civil partnership, any children of the family,