{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-45.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/352",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "regulation/45",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s guaranteed minimum pension",
  "text": "(1) If the guaranteed minimum pension rule applies, the pension to which a person is entitled under regulation 42 or 43 must be not less than the surviving spouse’s or civil partner’s guaranteed minimum.\n(2) The guaranteed minimum pension rule applies if –\n(a) the employment in which the deceased was a member was contracted-out employment; and\n(b) he had a guaranteed minimum in relation to benefits under these Regulations.\n(3) Paragraph (1) overrides any contrary provision in these Regulations except–\n(a) regulation 51 (commutation of small pensions);\n(b) regulation 114 (forfeiture); and\n(c) regulation 115 (interim payments directions).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 45(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Civil Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/6), regs. 1(2), 3(8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked in part (1.4.2009) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/34), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 45 in operation at 1.2.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/352/regulation/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:06:03.867007+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}