91.2. A person may qualify as a surviving spouse if, on or after 2 March 2002, the person makes an application for a surviving spouse’s pension following the death of a same-sex contributor that occurred between 4 April 1985 and 16 June 1999 whether or not such an application was made before 2 March 2002 and even where such pension was refused on the sole ground that the person was of the same sex as the contributor.
If the payment is authorized, the pension is payable from the twelfth month preceding the month following the month the application made on or after 2 March 2002 was received.