Regulation 20 Status of adult survivor

Regulation M5 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—

(1)

There shall be substituted for the heading of regulation M5 the heading “Status of adult survivor”.

(2)

At the start of paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (3),”.

(3)

There shall be substituted for sub-paragraph (1)(a)—

“(a)

the adult survivor of that deceased pensioner Member marries or forms a civil partnership or cohabits with another person; and”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b) there shall be substituted for the words “widow’s or widower's” the words “adult survivor's”.

(5)

At the start of paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the words “Subject to paragraph (3),”.

(6)

There shall be substituted for sub-paragraph (2)(a)—

“(a)

the adult survivor of that deceased pensioner Member marries or forms a civil partnership or cohabits with another person; and”.

(7)

In sub-paragraph (2)(b) there shall be substituted for the words “widow or widower” the words “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

(8)

After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—

“(3)

This regulation shall only apply to payments in respect of persons who ceased to be participants before 3rd November 2004.”