SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS OF THE ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY PENSIONS REGULATIONS 1988
5
In regulation D5 (child’s allowance or special gratuity — limitations)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a) after “of a marriage which took place” insert “or of a civil partnership which was formed”;
b
for paragraph (1)(b) substitute the following sub-paragraph—
b
by reason of his being a step-child—
i
to the child of a spouse whose marriage to the relevant parent took place on or after the relevant date, or
ii
to the child of a civil partner whose civil partnership with the relevant parent was formed on or after the relevant date;
c
after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph—
1A
The reference in paragraph (1)(a) to a child born of a civil partnership means a child who is a child of a member of a civil partnership and has been adopted by the other member of that civil partnership.