{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-51",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-51.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/94",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/51",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Election to allocate pension",
  "text": "(1) A member (M) may elect to allocate a part of the annual amount of M's pension for the provision of a pension after M's death for not more than one individual who is—\n(a) M's spouse or civil partner; or\n(b) a dependant of M (within the meaning of paragraph 15(2) or (3) of Schedule 28 to the 2004 Act ).\n(2) An election under this regulation may be made only—\n(a) at the time M claims the pension under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3; and\n(b) if M is not already entitled to payment of such a pension.\n(3) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply in the case of a pension payable under regulation 84.\n(4) A pension provided as a result of the election must be calculated in accordance with tables prepared by the scheme actuary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 28 has been amended by regulations 175 and 180(c) of S.I. 2005/3229."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:49:26.680467+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."
}