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2. The war widow’s pensions prescribed are—
(a)pensions or allowances granted in respect of death due to service or war injury and payable to widows, widowers or surviving civil partners by virtue of—
(i)the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917;
(ii)the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939;
(iii)the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939;
(iv)the Polish Resettlement Act 1947;
(v)Part VII or section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980;
(b)the whole or any part of a pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner—
(i)under the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006(1) insofar as that Order is made under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865; or
(ii)only under section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977;
and under any power of Her Majesty otherwise than under an enactment to make provision about pensions for or in respect of persons who have been disabled or have died in consequence of service as members of the Armed Forces of the Crown;
(c)a payment made under article 21(1)(a) of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.
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