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Section 11 Contribution towards cost of widow's and children's pension.F1

(1)

A contribution towards the cost of the liabilities assumed under this Part of this Act for the benefit of aF2 person's spouseF3 or civil partner and children shall be made, taking the form of a reduction in the lump sum which may be granted under this Part in respect of that person's service.

F4(1A)

No contribution shall be made by a person under sub‐section (1) for any period of service during which an election under paragraph 7A of Schedule 10 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 is in force in respect of that person.

(2)

The amount of the contribution shall be equal to the annual amount of the personal pension:

Provided that where the person last had a spouse or civil partner at a time before the end of his or her relevant service (leaving out of account any marriage or the formation of a civil partnership after the end of that service) the amount of the contribution shall be the annual amount of the personal pension—

  1. (a)

    multiplied by the number of years of his or her relevant service completed before that time; and

  2. (b)

    divided by the number of years of his or her relevant service completed in all.

(3)

No contribution shall be made in the case of a person who at no time during his or her relevant service had a spouse or civil partner.

F5[(3A

The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of a person continuing to serve after 17th April 1973 unless, in pursuance of regulations made under Schedule 3 to the Administration of Justice Act 1973 1973 c.15, he or she elects that this Act shall apply to him or her as if that Schedule had not been passed.]

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

1973 c. 15

F2

1991 NI 24

F3

SI 2005/3325

F4

SR 1989/100

F5

SR 1978/15

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

functions transf. by 1986 c. 50

Notes on Part II

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 5-11, 15 app 1969 c. 7 (NI) s. 2(6); SRO (NI) 1973/455