The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014

Adult dependency increases

11.—(1) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the 2004 Act—

(a) section 83 of the 1992 Act(1) (pension increase (wife)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and

(b) in the continued application of section 83 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a man, or references to his wife, are to be construed accordingly.

(2) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the 2004 Act—

(a) section 84 of the 1992 Act(2) (pension increase (husband)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and

(b) in the continued application of section 84 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a woman, or references to her husband, are to be construed accordingly.

(1)

Section 83 was repealed by the 2007 Act, Schedule 7(2), paragraph 1 but is subject to savings specified in section 4 of that Act.

(2)

Section 84 was repealed by the 2007 Act, Schedule 7(2), paragraph 1 but is subject to savings specified in section 4 of that Act.