70.—(1) Section 5 (surviving spouse’s pension) is amended as follows.
(2) In the side-note, after “Surviving spouse's” insert “and surviving civil partner's”.
(3) In subsection (1)—
(a)after “surviving spouse”, in both places, insert “or surviving civil partner”,
(b)in paragraph (b), after “marriage took place” insert “or their civil partnership was formed”, and
(c)omit “(a “surviving spouse’s pension”)”.
(4) After that subsection insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of this Act—
(a)a pension under this section which is payable to a surviving spouse is a “surviving spouse’s pension”, and
(b)a pension under this section which is payable to a surviving civil partner is a “surviving civil partner’s pension”.”.
(5) For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) If—
(a)the surviving spouse re-marries or forms a civil partnership, or
(b)the surviving civil partner marries or forms a subsequent civil partnership,
the Treasury may, on or at any time after the marriage or the formation of the civil partnership, direct that the pension shall cease to be payable.”.
(6) After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) Schedule 1A to this Act (which makes transitional provision in relation to surviving civil partners' pensions) shall have effect.”.