{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-136",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-136.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/512",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/136",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "136",
  "heading": "Meaning of “surviving nominated beneficiary”",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of a survivor's pension, a person (P) is a member's “surviving nominated beneficiary” if—\n(a) the member has nominated P to receive a pension on the member's death; and\n(b) at the date of the member's death—\n(i) the nomination has effect; and\n(ii) the conditions in paragraph (4) are satisfied.\n(2) A member may nominate P by giving written notice to the scheme manager.\n(3) The notice must—\n(a) be signed by both the member and P; and\n(b) state that the conditions in paragraph (4) are satisfied.\n(4) The conditions are that—\n(a) a retirement pension (other than phased retirement pension) has not become payable to the member;\n(b) P is an individual;\n(c) neither the member nor P is married or in a civil partnership;\n(ca) no person has satisfied the conditions in regulation 135 in relation to the member for a continuous period of 2 years or more;\n(d) P is not living with another person as if they were a married couple or civil partners;\n(e) P is not an eligible child of the member;\n(f) if P is the member's parent, brother or sister—\n(i) P has never married nor formed a civil partnership; or\n(ii) P is widowed or a surviving civil partner;\n(g) if P is the member's step-parent, P is widowed or a surviving civil partner; and\n(h) P is wholly or mainly financially dependent on the member.\n(5) A nomination ceases to have effect if—\n(a) the member or P gives written notice of revocation to the scheme manager;\n(b) any condition in paragraph (4) ceases to be satisfied;\n(c) the member makes a subsequent nomination under this regulation; or\n(d) P dies.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 136(4)(ca) inserted (with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Teachers Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1134), reg. 1(1)(4), 25"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/136",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:24:37.807691+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}