# The Police Pensions Regulations 2006, Regulation 39: Survivors’ pensions - general provision


Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, where a regular police officer dies or has died—
(a) while he is in receipt of an ordinary pension, an ill-health pension or a deferred pension;
(b) after he has ceased to serve as such in circumstances where no transfer value was paid in respect of his service and he is entitled to a deferred pension, whether or not that pension has come into payment;
(c) while he is serving as such and he fulfils the qualifying service criterion and no election under regulation 9 has effect at the time of his death; or
(d) while he is serving as such and, having made an election under regulation 9 which has effect at the time of his death, he is entitled to a deferred pension,
a survivor such as is mentioned in regulation 40 shall be entitled to a pension calculated in the case of an adult survivor in accordance with regulation 41 and in the case of a child survivor in accordance with regulation 42.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3415/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2006/regulation-39
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