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Amendment of section 162 of Principal Act
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12. The Principal Act is amended in section 162—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
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“(1) In this Chapter, save where the context otherwise requires—
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‘bereaved partner’ has the meaning given to it in section 123;
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‘civil partner’ has the meaning given to it in section 123;
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‘deceased partner’ has the meaning given to it in section 123;
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‘pension’ means a bereaved partner’s (non-contributory) pension;
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‘weekly means’ shall, subject to Rule 1(1) of Part 5 of Schedule 3, be the yearly means divided by 52;
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‘widow’ has the meaning given to it in section 123;
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‘widower’ has the meaning given to it in section 123.”,
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and
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(b) in subsection (2)—
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(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):
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“(aa) a bereaved partner who—
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(i) has married or remarried,
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(ii) has entered into a civil partnership or entered into a new civil partnership, or
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(iii) becomes a qualified cohabitant or again becomes a qualified cohabitant,
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shall not be regarded as the bereaved partner of his or her former spouse, civil partner or qualified cohabitant, as the case may be.”,
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and
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(ii) by the deletion of paragraphs (b) and (c).
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