The National Health Service (Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Civil Partnership) Amendment Regulations 2005

Amendment of the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002

5.—(1) The National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In regulation 7 (partial surrender of annual allowance) after “spouse”, insert “or civil partner”.

(3) In regulation 8 (compensation payable to widow, widower or dependants)—

(a) in the heading after “widower”, insert “, surviving civil partner”; and

(b) in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) after “widower”, insert (in each place) “surviving civil partner,”.

(4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 9 (compensation where lump sum on death becomes payable) after “widower”, insert (in each place) “surviving civil partner,”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/1311; the amending instruments are S. I. 2002/2469, 2003/631 and 2004/696.