Regulation 5 Amendments of the Contracting-out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations 1984
The Contracting-out (Protection of Pensions) Regulations 1984f1 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
The heading to regulation 4 shall be amended by the insertion, after “Widows”, of “and widowers”; and regulation 4 shall be amended by—
the insertion, after “his widow”, of “or her widower”; and
the insertion, after “that widow”, of “or widower”.
Regulation 6(2) shall be amended by the insertion, after “widow's”, in both places where it occurs, of “or widower's”.
For the heading to regulation 7 there shall be substituted “Widows' and widowers' pensions increased during initial period of payment”; and regulation 7 shall be amended by the insertion, after “widow”, of “or widower”.
The heading to regulation 7A shall be amended by the insertion, after “widow's”, of “and widower's”; and regulation 7A shall be amended by—
the insertion, after “wife”, of “or husband”;
the insertion, after “he”, in both places where it occurs, of “or she”; and
the insertion, after “his”, in both places where it occurs, of “or her”.
Regulation 10(2) shall be amended by—
the insertion, after “he”, of “or she”;
the insertion, after “him”, in both places where it occurs, of “or her”;
the insertion, after “his”, of “or her”; and
the insertion, at the end, of “, or if he is the widower, to whom a widower’s guaranteed minimum pension is payable, of such a person”.