5.—(1) Paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 have effect subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this article.
(2) In applying rules E.3(6)(a), E.4(3)(a) and E.5(3)(a) in Part E of Schedule 1 to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005(1) for the purposes of calculating death benefits payable under rules E1 and E2, a surviving spouse who was married to someone of the same sex is to be treated in the same way as the surviving civil partner of a civil partnership.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)
S.I. 2005/438; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.