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Death benefit for widows and widowers.
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2.—Section 60 of the Principal Act (as amended by section 32 of the Act of 1994) is hereby amended by—
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(a) the insertion after subsection (6) of the following subsections:
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“(6A) A pension under subsection (6) shall not be payable for any period after the remarriage of the widower.
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(6B) A widower shall be disqualified for receiving a pension under this section if and so long as he and any person are cohabiting as husband and wife.”,
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and
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(b) the insertion after subsection (9) of the following subsection:
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“(10) In this section—
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(a) a reference to a widow or a widower shall include a reference to a person who would otherwise be a widow or a widower but for the fact that the person's marriage has been dissolved, being a dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State, and
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(b) ‘the deceased’ in relation to a widow or a widower who has been married more than once, refers only to the widow's or widower's last spouse and for this purpose that last spouse shall be construed as including a party to a marriage that has been dissolved, being a dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State.”.
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