# Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Paragraph 15


(1) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the Gender Recognition Act 2004—
(a) section 83 of the 1992 Act (pension increase (wife)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and
(b) in the continued application of section 83 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a man, or references to his wife, are to be construed accordingly.
(2) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the Gender Recognition Act 2004—
(a) section 84 of the 1992 Act (pension increase (husband)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and
(b) in the continued application of section 84 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a woman, or references to her husband, are to be construed accordingly.
(3) In this paragraph “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/30/schedule/4/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-15
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