PART 8Amendments of Church Measures

Clergy Pensions Measure 196181.

(1)

In section 17 (payments out of general fund of Commissioners), in subsection (3), after “widowers” insert “, surviving civil partners”.

(2)

In section 26 (powers of Board as to provision of residences)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), after “former spouses” insert “and civil partners or former civil partners”,

(b)

in subsection (1)(b), after “spouses” insert “, surviving civil partners, former civil partners”,

(c)

in subsection (3A)(b), after “spouse” insert “or surviving civil partner or former civil partner”, and

(d)

in subsection (3A), in the words following paragraph (b), after “former spouse” insert “or civil partner or former civil partner”.

(3)

In section 27 (powers of Board to administer pensions schemes for church workers), in subsection (1), for “widows widowers” substitute “widows, widowers, surviving civil partners”.

(4)

In section 30 (power of Board to act as Trustee), in subsections (1) and (2), for “widows widowers”, in each place, substitute “widows, widowers, surviving civil partners”.

(5)

In section 38 (determination of questions), in subsection (1)(g), after “widower” insert “, surviving civil partner,”.

(6)

In section 38A (power of Board to establish additional pensions schemes for clerks), in subsection (1), after “widowers” insert “, surviving civil partners”.

(7)

In section 40 (diocesan widows and dependants committees), for “widows widowers”, in each place, substitute “widows, widowers, surviving civil partners”.