Paragraph 26 Spouse’s or civil partner’s accrued pensionI1

This article applies, whether or not the pension has come into payment, where a person entitled to a deferred pension dies leaving a surviving spouse or civil partner.

For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person shall be treated as entitled to a deferred pension if he would have been entitled to one but for its commutation under article 19.

Where this article applies the surviving spouse or civil partner is entitled to an accrued pension calculated in accordance with Part II of Schedule 3.