SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICE PENSIONS REGULATIONS 1987
5
In regulation D5 (child’s allowance or special gratuity – limitations)–
a
in paragraph (1)(a) after “of a marriage which took place” insert “or of a civil partnership which was formed”;
b
for paragraph (1)(b) substitute the following sub-paragraph–
b
by reason of his being a step-child,–
i
to the child of a spouse whose marriage to the relevant parent took place on or after the relevant date, or
ii
to the child of a civil partner whose civil partnership with the relevant parent was formed on or after the relevant date;
c
after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph–
1A
The reference in paragraph (1)(a) to a child born of a civil partnership means a child–
a
who is a child of a member of a civil partnership and has been adopted by the other member of that civil partnership; or
b
who has been adopted by two persons who have formed a civil partnership.