The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

PART 3 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Widowers' entitlement to increase of pension or widowed person’s lump sum

21.  In the case of a widower who attains pensionable age before 6th April 2010, paragraphs 3C, 4 and 7A of Schedule 5 to the Contributions and Benefits Act (entitlement to increase of pension or widowed person’s lump sum) shall not apply unless he was over pensionable age when his wife died.

Transitional provision

22.—(1) The Department may by regulations make such transitional provision as it thinks fit in connection with the coming into operation of this Schedule.

(2) Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, modify the preceding provisions of this Schedule in relation to cases where the retirement pension or shared additional pension of a person is deferred and the period of deferment begins before 6th April 2005 and continues on or after that day.

(3) In this paragraph “deferred” and “period of deferment” are to be read in accordance with section 55 or 55C of the Contributions and Benefits Act, as the case requires.