SCHEDULE 4Effect of extension of marriage: further provision
PART 5State pensions
Adult dependency increases
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(1)
In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the Gender Recognition Act 2004—
(a)
section 83 of the 1992 Act (pension increase (wife)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and
(b)
in the continued application of section 83 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a man, or references to his wife, are to be construed accordingly.
(2)
In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the Gender Recognition Act 2004—
(a)
section 84 of the 1992 Act (pension increase (husband)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and
(b)
in the continued application of section 84 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a woman, or references to her husband, are to be construed accordingly.
(3)
In this paragraph “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.