Paragraph 1 Pensions (Increase) Act 1971I1 C1

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

(1)

The Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 3(7) (qualifying conditions), in paragraph (a), for “husband’s” substitute “male spouse’s”.

(3)

In section 17(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “widow’s pension”—

(a)

in the opening words after “payable” insert “to a woman”, and

(b)

for “husband” in both places it occurs, substitute “male spouse”.

Annotations

C1: Sch. 3 para. 1: amendment extended to N.I. (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 149(b)(ii) (with regs. 6-9)