[F15[F2Widows', widowers' and surviving civil partners' pensions].N.I.
(1)No[F2 widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's] pension may be granted if the marriage[F2 or formation of the civil partnership] with the deceased took place after he or she retired from relevant service.
[F3(1A)A surviving civil partner’s pension may not be granted in respect of a person’s service if—
(a)the person retired from relevant service before 13th January 2020, and
(b)power to grant the pension relies on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019.]
(2)A[F2 widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's] pension shall come to an end on the death of the[F2 widow, widower or surviving civil partner].
(3)Where a[F2 widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's] pension is payable the Treasury may, on or at any time after —
[F2(a)the remarriage of, or formation of a civil partnership by, the widow or widower, or
(b)the formation of a subsequent civil partnership by, or the marriage of, the surviving civil partner,]
direct that it shall cease to be payable.
(4)Where such a direction has been given the Treasury may at any time direct that payment of the pension is to be resumed.
(5)The annual amount of a[F2 widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's] pension may be one half of the annual amount of the personal pension.]
F2SI 2005/3325