SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Effect of extension of marriage: further provision
PART 6Occupational pensions and survivor benefits
Benefits dependent on marriage of same sex couples
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(1)
Paragraph 18 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010 (work: exceptions) is amended as follows.
(2)
Sub-paragraph (1): for “married” substitute “
within sub-paragraph (1A)
”
.
(3)
After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)
A person is within this sub-paragraph if the person is—
(a)
a man who is married to a woman, or
(b)
a woman who is married to a man, or
(c)
married to a person of the same sex in a relevant gender change case.
(1B)
The reference in sub-paragraph (1A)(c) to a relevant gender change case is a reference to a case where—
(a)
the married couple were of the opposite sex at the time of their marriage, and
(b)
a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one of the couple under the Gender Recognition Act 2004.”.