SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 24Social security, child support and tax credits
Part 15Amendments of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.))
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1
Amend subsection (1) of section 17 (other interpretation provisions) as follows.
2
After the definition of “the Contributions and Benefits Act” insert—
“couple” means—
a
a man and woman who are married to each other and are members of the same household;
b
a man and woman who are not married to each other but are living together as husband and wife otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;
c
two people of the same sex who are civil partners of each other and are members of the same household; or
d
two people of the same sex who are not civil partners of each other but are living together as if they were civil partners otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;
3
In the definition of “foreign war widow’s or widower’s pension” for “widow or widower”
(in each place) substitute “
widow, widower or surviving civil partner
”
.
4
Omit the definitions of “married couple” and “unmarried couple”.
5
In the definition of “war widow’s or widower’s pension”—
a
in paragraph (a), for “any widow’s or widower's” substitute “
any widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's
”
, and
b
in paragraph (b), for “widow or widower” substitute “
widow, widower or surviving civil partner
”
.