79 Widowers’ pensions.U.K.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 79 wholly in force at 1.1.1992 see s. 124(3) and S.I. 1991/2730, art. 2,Sch.