3(1)A member who retires—
(a)on or after 7th December 1989; but
(b)before the commencement date,
may, before the end of the period of six months beginning with the commencement date, opt for her husband to be entitled to a widower's pension on her death.
(2)Regulations may make provision as to—
(a)the manner and form in which an option under this paragraph is to be exercised;
(b)the payment, by any member exercising such an option, of a contribution towards the cost of liability for the widower's pension; and
(c)the annual value of a widower's pension granted as a result of the exercise of the option given by this paragraph.
(3)Regulations for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)may be made, with the concurrence of the Treasury, by the Lord Chancellor; and
(b)shall be subject to annulment in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply accordingly.]