Benefits dependent on marriage of same sex couples
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17(1)Paragraph 18 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010 (work: exceptions) is amended as follows.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1): for “married” substitute “within sub-paragraph (1A)”.
(3)After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)A person is within this sub-paragraph if the person is—
(a)a man who is married to a woman, or
(b)a woman who is married to a man, or
(c)married to a person of the same sex in a relevant gender change case.
(1B)The reference in sub-paragraph (1A)(c) to a relevant gender change case is a reference to a case where—
(a)the married couple were of the opposite sex at the time of their marriage, and
(b)a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one of the couple under the Gender Recognition Act 2004.”.