Paragraph 15 I1

(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.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 15 in force at 10.12.2014 by S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2