The Pensions Act 1990 is amended by the insertion after Part VII of the following new Part:

“Part VIIA Matters relating to satisfaction by certain members or certain persons of certain requirements relating to age at marriage or civil partnership

81K. Interpretation

(1) In this Part -

‘Act of 2010’ means the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010;

‘Act of 2015’ means the Marriage Act 2015;

‘civil partnership registration’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2010;

‘member’ shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2);

‘retires’, in relation to a member, includes early retirement of a member under the defined benefit scheme concerned.

(2) In this Part references to ‘member’ includes, in addition to the meaning assigned to it by section 2, a member who has died and references to ‘member’ shall be construed accordingly.

(3) In this Part references to a day on which a member retires or has retired shall be construed as meaning the day on which a benefit under the defined benefit scheme concerned becomes payable to the member.

81L. Satisfaction of certain requirements relating to marriage or civil partnership in certain circumstances

(1) Where in a defined benefit scheme -