The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 No. 259

PART 3 AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (PENSION SCHEME) REGULATIONS (NORHERN IRELAND) 2008

New regulation 125A

35.  After regulation 125 (Claims for benefits), insert—

“125A    Provision of information: continuing entitlement to benefit

(1) The Department may specify a date by which a person who is in receipt of a benefit under this Section of the Scheme is to provide the Department with all or any of the following material—

(a) evidence of the person’s identity;

(b) the person’s contact details;

(c) evidence of the person’s continuing entitlement to the benefit.

(2) Where a person fails to provide the material referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with that paragraph the Department may withhold all, or any part of, any benefit payable to that person.”.