The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) (Amendments relating to Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/3030
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) (Amendments relating to Civil Partnership) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001

(1) The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (modification of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “becomes widowed” insert “or a surviving civil partner”;

(ii) for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”; and

(iii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(f), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and

(d) in paragraph (4), after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) in the heading, after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”; and

(b) in column 1 (description of person), for “widow or widower” (in each place) substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.