# Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951, Paragraph 3: Members retiring between 7th December 1989 and commencement date


(1) A member who retires—
(a) on or after 7th December 1989; but
(b) before the commencement date,
may, before the end of the period of six months beginning with the commencement date, opt for her husband to be entitled to a widower's pension on her death.
(2) Regulations may make provision as to—
(a) the manner and form in which an option under this paragraph is to be exercised;
(b) the payment, by any member exercising such an option, of a contribution towards the cost of liability for the widower's pension; and
(c) the annual value of a widower's pension granted as a result of the exercise of the option given by this paragraph.
(3) Regulations for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—
(a) may be made, with the concurrence of the Treasury, by the Lord Chancellor; and
(b) shall be subject to annulment in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall apply accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1951/20/schedule/FOURTH/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-act-northern-ireland-1951/schedule-FOURTH/paragraph-3
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