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Regulation F7 Remarriage and cohabitation

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(1)

Except where paragraph (2) applies, where a widower or widow would otherwise be entitled to a pension by virtue of this Part—

(a)

he or she is not so entitled during any subsequent marriage or any period of cohabitation outside marriage, and

(b)

he or she is so entitled from the end of any such marriage or period only if the appropriate administering authority in their discretion so decide.

(2)

Where a widower and a widow who are each entitled to a pension under this Part marry each other or cohabit with each other outside marriage—

(a)

only such one of them as they determine shall be entitled to his or her pension, and

(b)

the other shall cease to be entitled to his or her pension until the marriage or cohabitation ends.