8.—(1) Regulation 8 (election to make periodical payments) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)—
(a)for the first and third “her” substitute “the office-holder's”,
(b)for the second “her” substitute “their”,
(c)after “(or remarries” insert “or forms a civil partnership”, and
(d)for “or remarriage” substitute “, remarriage or formation of a civil partnership”.
(3) In paragraph (4)—
(a)after “married” insert “or who ceases to be a civil partner”, and
(b)for “her”, in each place, substitute “their”.
(4) In paragraph (5), for “not married” substitute “neither married nor a civil partner”.