The following section shall be inserted in the Judicial Pensions Act 1981, after section 18 (which sets out the conditions on which a widow’s pension is payable)—

“18A Widowers’ pensions.

(1)

Section 18 above shall have effect in relation to the death of a female person as it has effect in relation to the death of a male person but as if—

(a)

for the words “widow", “widow’s pension" and “wife" there were substituted “ widower" ”, “ widower’s pension" ” and “ husband" ”; and

(b)

for the words “his", “he" and “him" there were substituted “ hers" ”, “ she" ” and “ her" ”.

(2)

The transitional provisions in Part IV of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect in relation to widowers’ pensions.”