# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015, Regulation 130: Suspension and recovery of pensions paid under this Part


(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) on a member's death a pension has been awarded and paid under this Part; and
(b) it later appears to the scheme manager that the member or the person to whom the pension has been paid knowingly made a false declaration or deliberately suppressed a material fact in connection with the award.
(2) The scheme manager may—
(a) cease paying the pension; and
(b) recover any payment made under the award.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not affect any right the scheme manager has to recover a payment or an overpayment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/130 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-130
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