The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 113

Schedule 4 N.I. Transitional provisions

PART 7 N.I. Payment of death benefits in respect of transition members with continuity of service

Payment of eligible child's pension in respect of any transition member N.I.

31.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to a transition member with continuity of service—

(a) who dies as an active member of this scheme and has at least 2 years qualifying service;

(b) who dies as a deferred member of this scheme;

(c) who dies as a pensioner member of this scheme.

(2) Benefits for eligible children are not payable under the existing police pension scheme in respect of the member.

(3) The annual rate of child's earned pension payable under this scheme is the sum of—

(a) the annual rate of child's earned pension calculated under regulation 145 (annual rate of eligible child's pension); and

(b) the amount of annual pension which would have been payable under the existing police pension scheme to any eligible children of the member had those benefits been payable under the existing police pension scheme in respect of the member.

(4) The amount of pension payable under paragraph (3)(b) is subject to the same conditions, and ceases to be payable in the same circumstances, as is the pension to which the eligible child would have been entitled under the existing police pension scheme.