Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 288
Pensions
The Judicial Pensions (Widows’, Widowers’ and Children’s Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
11th February 2014
Laid before Parliament
13th February 2014
Coming into force
13th March 2014
The Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Scotland, with the concurrence of the Treasury, make these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 23 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981( 1 ).
Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Pensions (Widows’, Widowers’ and Children’s Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 13th March 2014.
Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Widows’ and Children’s Benefits) Regulations 1987
2. —(1) The Judicial Pensions (Widows’ and Children’s Benefits) Regulations 1987( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2—
(a) before the definition of “standard rate” insert—
“ “spouse” includes a person who is married to a person of the same sex; ” ;
(b) at the end of the paragraph insert—
“ “widow” includes a man who was married to a male office-holder. ” .
(3) For “wife” wherever it occurs in regulations 4(2), 5(2) and 6(2), substitute “spouse”.
Amendments to the Judicial Pensions (Widowers’ and Children’s Benefits) Regulations 1991
3. —(1) The Judicial Pensions (Widowers’ and Children’s Benefits) Regulations 1991( 3 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2—
(a) before the definition of “standard rate” insert—
“ “spouse” includes a person who is married to a person of the same sex; ” ;
(b) at the end of the paragraph insert—
“ “widower” includes a woman who was married to a female office-holder. ” .
(3) For “husband” wherever it occurs in regulations 2(5)(b), 4(2), 5(2), 6(2) and 6(3), substitute “spouse”.
Chris Grayling
Lord Chancellor
10th February 2014
Alistair Carmichael
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
11th February 2014
We concur
Mark Lancaster
Anne Milton
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
10th February 2014
1981 c. 20 ; section 23 was amended by S.I. 1988/1417 and by sections 118(4) and 125(3) the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41) and by paragraph 28 of Schedule 18 of that Act.
S.I. 1987/375 , amended by S.I. 1991/2731 and 2006/749 .
S.I. 1991/2731 , amended by S.I. 2005/3325 and 2006/749 .