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Paragraph 6 Amendment of article 31

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In article 31 (temporary allowances to widows and unmarried dependants who lived as wives of severely disabled persons)—

(a)

for “wife” substitute “spouse”;

(b)

for “her husband” substitute “their spouse”; and

(c)

after paragraph (1) add—

“(1A)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a disabled person shall be treated as if they were in receipt of an allowance under article 18(1)(i) if—

(i)

at the time of their death sub-paragraphs (b), (c) and (f) of article 18(1B) applied to them; and

(ii)

the period of remunerative work had not exceeded a period of 52 weeks.”.