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 2 AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES (SUPERANNUATION) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1995

Amendment of regulation 31E

7.—(1) Regulation 31E (Surviving nominated partner’s pension)(1), is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph 2(b), at the end of—

(a) paragraphs (i) and (ii), omit “or”; and

(b) paragraph (iii), for “or” substitute “and”.

(3) For paragraph (5), substitute—

“(5) Subject to paragraph (6), regulations 23 to 28 apply to the calculation and payment of pensions for nominated partners in the same manner as they apply to pensions for widows, and paragraph (1) of regulation 28 shall be read as if, for the words “where the member and his wife were not married to each other during any period of superannuable employment”, it said “where a nomination for a surviving partner pension becomes effective after all superannuable employment has ceased”.”.

(1)

Regulation 31E was inserted by S.R. 2008 No.163, regulation 29 and amended by S.R. 2010 No.22, regulation 7