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Widow's (contributory) pension (extension of automatic entitlement).
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12.—Section 92 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
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“(1) Subject to this Act, a widow shall be entitled to a widow's (contributory) pension—
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(a) if the contribution conditions set out in section 93 are satisfied by her or by her husband's insurance, or
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(b) if her husband was entitled to an old age (contributory) pension or a retirement pension at an increased weekly rate by virtue of section 81 (1) or section 86 (1) in respect of a period ending on his death, or
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(c) if her husband would have been entitled to an old age (contributory) pension or a retirement pension at an increased weekly rate by virtue of section 81 (1) or section 86 (1), but for the receipt by that woman of a pension under Chapter 3 of Part III or a carer's allowance under Chapter 5B of Part III in her own right, in respect of a period ending on his death.”.
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