Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000
4.—(1) The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) in the definition of “dependant”, after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)a surviving civil partner;”.
(3) In paragraphs (3) and (5) of regulation 15 (payments by the Secretary of State) after “spouse”, (in each place) insert “or civil partner”.
(4) In the heading to regulation 17A after “marriage”, insert “or, dissolution or nullity of civil partnership”.
(5) In Schedule 2—
(a)in the heading to the Schedule after “MARRIAGE”, insert “OR, DISSOLUTION OR NULLITY OF CIVIL PARTNERSHIP”; and
(b)in paragraph 11(2) for “widow or widower”, substitute (in each place) “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.