Paragraph 6 Amendment of article 31
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.”.