(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 124A, a person who -

(a) by virtue of being a woman who would otherwise have been a widow but for the fact that her marriage was dissolved, being a dissolution that was recognised as valid in the State -

(i) was in receipt of a widow's (contributory) pension on the passing of the Act of 2025, or

(ii) would have been entitled to a widow's (contributory) pension immediately before the passing of the Act of 2025 by virtue of the date of death of her husband preceding such passing,

(b) by virtue of being a man who would otherwise have been a widower but for the fact that his marriage was dissolved, being a dissolution that was recognised as valid in the State -

(i) was in receipt of a widower's (contributory) pension on the passing of the Act of 2025, or

(ii) would have been entitled to a widower's (contributory) pension immediately before the passing of the Act of 2025 by virtue of the date of death of his wife preceding such passing,

or