Paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 have effect subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this article.

In applying rules E.3(6)(a), E.4(3)(a) and E.5(3)(a) in Part E of Schedule 1 to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 200518 for the purposes of calculating death benefits payable under rules E1 and E2, a surviving spouse who was married to someone of the same sex is to be treated in the same way as the surviving civil partner of a civil partnership.