State Pension Credit Act 2002S
14.—(1) Section 17 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(1) (other interpretation provisions) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the definition of “couple” substitute—
““couple” means—
two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.
(3) Omit subsection (1A).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 14 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)
2002 c.16; the definition of “couple” in section 17(1) were inserted by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Schedule 24, paragraphs 142(1) and (2), and amended by S.I. 2014/560, in relation to England and Wales. Subsection (1A) was inserted by paragraph 143 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.