(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person in receipt of or entitled to widow's (contributory) pension or widower's (contributory) pension or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension or a person in respect of whom an increase of State pension (contributory) is payable by virtue of section 112(1) shall be disqualified for receipt of blind pension.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person may be paid blind pension for any period during which the rate of pension payable would be greater than the rate of widow's (contributory) pension, widower's (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension or an increase of State pension (contributory) in respect of a qualified adult, as the case may be, payable.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in any case where blind pension is so paid, entitlement to widow's (contributory) pension, widower's (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension or an increase of State pension (contribut
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