8.1 (1) If the person to whom a former Lieutenant Governor is married or with whom he or she is cohabiting in a relationship of a conjugal nature, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year, would not be entitled to a pension under section 7 in the event of the former Lieutenant Governor’s death, the former Lieutenant Governor may make an election, in accordance with the regulations, to reduce the amount of the pension to which he or she is entitled in order that the person could become entitled to a pension under subsection (2).
8.1 (1) Un ancien lieutenant-gouverneur peut, lorsque la personne à qui il est marié ou avec laquelle il cohabite dans une union de type conjugal depuis au moins un an n’aurait pas droit au versement d’une pension en vertu de l’article 7, choisir, conformément aux règlements, de réduire le montant de sa pension afin que la personne puisse avoir droit à une pension en vertu du paragraphe (2).