Amendment of regulation 7 of the injury benefits Regulations13

In regulation 7 of the injury benefits Regulations (widow’s and widower’s allowance)—

a

the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (1)—

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1

Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) and to regulation 10, there shall be payable to the widow or widower of a person mentioned in regulation 6 an annual allowance of the amount, if any, which when added to the amount of any pension payable under the relevant pension scheme in respect of the deceased, to or for the benefit of the widow or widower, will provide an income of 45 per cent of the deceased’s average remuneration.

b

in paragraph (2)—

i

for the reference to “3 months” there shall be substituted a reference to “6 months”; and

ii

for the words “his widow” there shall be substituted the words “the widow or widower”;

c

in paragraph (4), at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “Where the deceased died before 6th April 1988”.