The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014

Public service pension schemes: general

12.—(1) In each of the enactments set out at sub-paragraph (4), any reference to a “widow” includes a woman who is the surviving spouse of a woman to whom sub-paragraph (3) applies.

(2) In each of the enactments set out at sub-paragraph (4)(c) to (g), any reference to a “husband” includes a woman to whom sub-paragraph (3) applies.

(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a deceased woman who—

(a) was a woman by virtue of a full gender recognition certificate having been issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and

(b) at the time of her death was married to a woman and that marriage subsisted before the time when the certificate was issued.

(4) The enactments referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are—

(a) the War Pensions (Coastguards) Scheme 1944(1),

(b) the British Transport Reorganisation (Pensions of Employees) (No. 2) Order 1962(2),

(c) the Harbour Reorganisation (Compensation to Employees) Regulations 1967(3),

(d) the British Transport (Compensation to Employees) Regulations 1970(4),

(e) the London Transport (Compensation to Employees) Regulations 1970(5),

(f) the Transport Holding Company (Compensation to Employees) Regulations 1972(6), and

(g) the Vehicle and Driving Licences (Compensation to Officers) Regulations 1977(7).

(1)

S.I. 1944/500; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

S.I. 1962/2715.

(3)

S.I. 1967/1889.

(4)

S.I. 1970/187.

(5)

S.I. 1970/2019.

(6)

S.I. 1972/632.

(7)

S.I. 1977/1316; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.