Amendment of regulation 46 of the principal Regulations

19.  Regulation 46 of the principal Regulations (minimum benefits for certain optants) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (7)–

“(7A) Where the officer to whom this regulation applies is a female, paragraphs (3) to (7) shall apply as if–

(a) any reference to a male officer was a reference to a female officer and any reference to a widow’s pension was a reference to a widower’s pension;

(b) the reference in paragraph (3) to 6th April 1978 was a reference to 6th April 1988.”.