Section 122 Terminal illnessI1

England, Wales and Scotland

In the following provisions (which relate to the life expectancy required for a person to be regarded as “terminally ill” for purposes relating to compensation or assistance from the Pension Protection Fund or Financial Assistance Scheme), for “6 months” or “six months” substitute “12 months”—

(a)

in the Pensions Act 2004, in Schedule 7, paragraph 25B(3);

(b)

in the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)), in Schedule 6, paragraph 25B(3);

(c)

in the Pensions Act 2008, in Schedule 5, paragraph 12(3);

(d)

in the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c.13 (N.I.)), in Schedule 4, paragraph 12(3);

(e)

in the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1986), regulations 2(9) and 17(3D)(b)(i).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 122 in force at 29.6.2026, see s. 133(11)(a)