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6(1)This paragraph applies where the postponed pensioner—E+W+S
(a)dies on or after the assessment date, and
(b)the pension was attributable—
(i)to the postponed pensioner’s pensionable service, or
(ii)(directly or indirectly) to a pension credit to which the postponed pensioner became entitled under section 29(1)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.
(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (4), the postponed pensioner’s widow or widower is entitled to periodic compensation commencing on the day following the postponed pensioner’s death and continuing for life.
(3)The annual rate of the periodic compensation at any time is half of the annual rate of the periodic compensation (including any increases under paragraph 28) to which the postponed pensioner would at that time have been entitled under paragraph 5 in respect of the pension had the postponed pensioner not died.
(4)The postponed pensioner’s widow or widower is not entitled to periodic compensation under this paragraph in such circumstances as may be prescribed.
(5)In this paragraph “the postponed pensioner” and “the pension” are to be construed in accordance with paragraph 5.
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