Section 7 Widows', widowers' and surviving civil partners' pensionsF1F2
Northern Ireland
No widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension may be granted if the marriage or formation of the civil partnership with the deceased took place after he or she retired from relevant service.
A surviving civil partner’s pension may not be granted in respect of a person’s service if—
the person retired from relevant service before 13th January 2020, and
power to grant the pension relies on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019.
A widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension shall come to an end on the death of the widow, widower or surviving civil partner.
Where a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension is payable the Treasury may, on or at any time after
the remarriage of, or formation of a civil partnership by, the widow or widower, or
the formation of a subsequent civil partnership by, or the marriage of, the surviving civil partner,
direct that it shall cease to be payable.
Where such a direction has been given the Treasury may at any time direct that payment of the pension is to be resumed.
The annual amount of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension may be one half of the annual amount of the personal pension.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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SI 2005/3325
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S. 7(1A) inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 54(2) (with regs. 6-9)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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functions transf. by 1986 c. 50
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
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Ss. 5-11, 15 app 1969 c. 7 (NI) s. 2(6); SRO (NI) 1973/455
Notes on Chapter
Textual amendments
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SI 2005/3325