The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

Bankruptcy of person entitled to benefits

13.—(1) On the bankruptcy of any person entitled to a benefit under this scheme, no part of the benefit may be paid to the person’s trustee in bankruptcy or other person acting on behalf of the creditors, except as provided for in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Where, following the bankruptcy of any person entitled to a benefit under this scheme, the court makes an income payments order under section 310 of the Insolvency Act 1986(1) that requires the scheme manager to pay all or part of the benefit to the person’s trustee in bankruptcy the Secretary of State must comply with that order.

(1)

1986 c.45. Section 310 has been amended by section 122 of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to, the Pensions Act 1995 (c.26), section 18 of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), sections 259 and 278(2) of, and Schedule 26 to, the Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40) and S.I. 2011/1730.