Part IIIJudicial and Other Offices and Judicial Pensions

Judicial pensions

I179 Widowers’ pensions.

1

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.

2

The transitional provisions set out in Schedule 12 shall be inserted in the Act of 1981 as Part IV of Schedule 2 to that Act.