Paragraph 2 Social Security Pensions Act 1975I1

England and Wales

(1)

Section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (increase of official pensions) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (5ZB)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) for “widow’s pension” substitute “pension payable to a woman in respect of the services of her deceased male spouse”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b)—

(i)

for a “widower’s” substitute “any other surviving spouse’s”, and

(ii)

“for wife’s” substitute “spouse’s”.

(3)

In subsection (5ZC)—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

in paragraph (b), before “surviving civil partner’s” insert “pension due to a surviving spouse who was married to someone of the same sex and a”.

(4)

In subsection (7)^f1, omit the definition of “widower’s pension”.

Annotations

F1: Sch. 3 para. 2(3)(a) omitted (7.12.2020) by virtue of The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1143), regs. 1(2), 36(5)(a)

f1: The definition of “widower’s pension” in subsection (7) was inserted by the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990, section 5(2).