# The Police Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make amendments to various instruments relating to pensions payable in respect of police officers in Northern Ireland.
In relation to pensions for police officers these Regulations amend—
The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (″The 2006 Injury Benefit Regulations″), The Police Pension (Northern Ireland Regulations 2009 (″the 2009 Pension Regulations″), and The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (″the 2015 Pension Regulations″).
Regulations 3 and 4 remove the requirement in the 2009 Pension Regulations for a deceased member and the surviving partner of that member to have completed a nomination form before the survivor’s pension can be paid. Regulation 6 and 7 remove the requirement in the 2015 Pension Regulations for a deceased member and the surviving partner of that member to have completed a nomination form before the survivor’s pension can be paid. Regulations 8 and 9 make amendments to the 2015 Pension Regulations to ensure long-term sustainability of the pension scheme established by those Regulations.
Regulation 11 removes the requirement in the 2006 Injury Benefit Regulations for a deceased member of the police service and the surviving partner of that member to have completed a nomination form before a survivor’s pension can be paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/54/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-schemes-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/note
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