(1) The Principal Act is amended in section 172(1) (amended by section 13 of the Act of 2008) in the definition of "qualified parent" -

(a) in paragraph (d), by deleting "or" after "person,",

(b) in paragraph (e), by inserting "or" after "6 months,", and

(c) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (e) of that definition:

"(f) a surviving civil partner,

(g) a civil partner who is not living with the other civil partner of the civil partnership, or

(h) a person who is not a party to a civil partnership.".

(2) Section 172(2) of the Principal Act is amended by -

(a) substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

"(b) a widow who has remarried or entered into a civil partnership shall not be regarded as the widow of her former husband and a widower who has remarried or entered into a civil partnership shall not be regarded as the widower of his former wife,",