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Civil Partnership Act 2004

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Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 80 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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80(1)Amend section 48B (category B retirement pension for widows and widowers) as follows.E+W

(2)After subsection (1) insert—

(1A)A person (“the pensioner”) who attains pensionable age on or after 6th April 2010 and whose civil partner died—

(a)while they were civil partners of each other, and

(b)after the pensioner attained pensionable age,

shall be entitled to a Category B retirement pension by virtue of the contributions of the civil partner if the civil partner satisfied the conditions specified in Schedule 3, Part 1, paragraph 5.

(3)In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

(4)In subsection (3), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.

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