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Section 19 Widows', widowers' and surviving civil partners' pensionsF1F9

United Kingdom

(1)

No F2widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension may be granted if the marriage F3or formation of the civil partnership with the deceased took place after he or she retired from relevant service.

(2)

A F4widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension shall come to an end on the death of the F5widow, widower or surviving civil partner.

(3)

Where a F6widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension is payable the Treasury may, on or at any time after

(F7a)

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 F8widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension may be one half of the annual amount of the personal pension.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 19 substituted (1.1.1992) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 80; S.I. 1991/2730, art. 2, Sch.

F2

Words in S. 19(1) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(3)(a)

F3

Words in s. 19(1) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(3)(b)

F4

Words in S. 19(2) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(4)(a)

F5

Words in s. 19(2) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(4)(b)

F6

Words in s. 19(3) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(5)(a)

F7

Words in s. 19(3) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(5)(b)

F8

Words in s. 19(5) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(6)

F9

S. 19 sidenote substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 56(2)

Notes on Part II

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 2 title substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 51

Modifications

C1

Pt. II (ss. 16-29) modified (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 14(3), (with s. 1); S.I. 1995/631, art. 2

Pt. II (ss. 16-29) excluded (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 14(4), (with s. 1); S.I. 1995/631, art. 2

Notes on Widows', surviving civil partners' and children's pensions

Textual amendments

F1

Cross-heading preceding s. 18 substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Judicial Pensions and Church Pensions, etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3325), art. 53