2 Amendment of the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001
1 The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.
S.I.2001/1085. This instrument was amended by S.I.2005/811.
2 In regulation 2 (modification of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after “becomes widowed” insert “or a surviving civil partner”;
(ii) for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”; and
(iii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;
(c) in paragraph (3)(f), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and
(d) in paragraph (4), after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”.
3 In the Schedule—
(a) in the heading, after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”; and
(b) in column 1 (description of person), for “widow or widower” (in each place) substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.