# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Regulation 117: Suspension and recovery of pensions paid under this Part

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) on a member’s death a pension has been awarded and paid under this Part; and
(b) it later appears to the scheme manager that the member or the person to whom the pension has been paid made a false declaration or deliberately suppressed a material fact in connection with the award.
(2) The scheme manager may—
(a) cease paying the pension; and
(b) recover any payment made under the award.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not affect any right the scheme manager has to recover a payment or an overpayment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/regulation/117 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-117
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