212—Amendment of section 13H—Pre-retirement leave
(1) Section
13H(4c)—after the definition of "dependants" insert:
"domestic partner", in relation to a deceased judge or master, means a person
declared under the Family Relationships Act 1975 to have been the
domestic partner of that judge or master (as the case may be) as at the date
of his or her death;
(2) Section 13H(4c),
definition of "members of the family —delete "wife or husband," and
substitute:
spouse, domestic partner,
(3) Section
13H(4c)—after the definition of "members of the family insert:
"spouse"—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married.