# Judicial Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1951, Section 7: Widows', widowers' and surviving civil partners' pensions

Extent: N.I.

(1) 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.
(1A) A surviving civil partner’s pension may not be granted in respect of a person’s service if—
(a) the person retired from relevant service before 13th January 2020, and
(b) power to grant the pension relies on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019.
(2) 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.
(3) Where a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension is payable the Treasury may, on or at any time after
(a) 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 widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension may be one half of the annual amount of the personal pension.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1951/20/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-pensions-act-northern-ireland-1951/section-7
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