The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 No. 3229

PART 4 U.K. STATE PENSIONS

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11.—(1) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the 2004 Act—

(a) section 83 of the 1992 Act(1) (pension increase (wife)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and

(b) in the continued application of section 83 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a man, or references to his wife, are to be construed accordingly.

(2) In a case where a full gender recognition certificate is issued to a person under the 2004 Act—

(a) section 84 of the 1992 Act(2) (pension increase (husband)) does not cease to apply by virtue of the change of gender; and

(b) in the continued application of section 84 in such a case, references to a pension payable to a woman, or references to her husband, are to be construed accordingly.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 11 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)

(1)

Section 83 was repealed by the 2007 Act, Schedule 7(2), paragraph 1 but is subject to savings specified in section 4 of that Act.

(2)

Section 84 was repealed by the 2007 Act, Schedule 7(2), paragraph 1 but is subject to savings specified in section 4 of that Act.