Elderly persons allowanceU.K.
26. Where a person—
(a)is in receipt of a pension awarded—
(i)under or by virtue of a 1919 to 1921 instrument as the surviving spouse or surviving civil partner of a member of the armed forces or as a person who had lived with him as his spouse or civil partner, or
(ii)under article 23 or 24 of, or paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 4 to, this Order; and
(b)has attained the age of 65, 70 or, as the case may be, 80
that person shall be awarded an elderly persons allowance at whichever of the rates specified in paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 2 is appropriate in the case.