The Police Pensions Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006

17.  In Schedule A (glossary of expressions)–

(a) in the definition of “child”, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(b) for the definition of “husband” substitute–

““husband”, except in regulations C9, C9A and J1, includes wife and civil partner;”;

(c) at the appropriate place insert–

““step-child” includes a person who is the child of the civil partner of the member of a police force concerned, but is not the child of that member;”;

(d) for the definition of “widow” substitute–

““widow”, except in regulation J1, includes widower and, except in regulations C9, C9A and J1, includes surviving civil partner;”; and

(e) for the definition of “wife” substitute–

““wife”, except in regulations C9, C9A and J1, includes husband and civil partner.”.