Paragraph 10 Amendments to Part IV

Article 31 shall be amended as follows—

(1)

in the title for “widows, widowers, and unmarried dependants who lived as spouses” substitute “surviving spouses, surviving civil partners, dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners”;

(2)

in paragraph (1)—

(a)

after “surviving spouse” (in each place) insert “or surviving civil partner”,

(b)

for “an unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse” (in each place) substitute “a dependant who lived as a spouse or a dependant who lived as civil partner”, and

(c)

for “may be, unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse” substitute “may be, dependant who lived as a spouse or dependant who lived as a civil partner”;

(3)

in paragraph (2) for “surviving spouse or the unmarried dependant who lived as spouse” substitute “surviving spouse, surviving civil partner, dependant who lived as a spouse or dependant who lived as a civil partner”; and

(4)

in paragraph (3)(b) for “surviving spouse or unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse” substitute “surviving spouse, surviving civil partner, dependant who lived as a spouse or dependant who lived as a civil partner”.