The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Interpretation N.I.

1.—(1) In this Schedule—

“beneficiary” means a person who has become entitled to receive any death benefit;

“child”, except in the term “eligible child”, means a person under the age of 18;

“death benefit” means a benefit payable on the death of a member under—

(a)

Part 8 of the 2014 Regulations;

(b)

Part E of Section I;

(c)

section 4 of Section II;

(d)

Part F of Section III;

“decision” means an opted-out service election, an immediate choice decision or a deferred choice decision;

“eligible decision-maker” means a person who may make—

(a)

an opted-out service election in accordance with regulation 6(2)(b);

(b)

an immediate choice decision in accordance with regulation 8(2)(b);

(c)

a deferred choice decision in accordance with regulation 12(2)(b);

“surviving adult” means—

(a)

a surviving spouse;

(b)

a surviving civil partner;

(c)

in relation to—

(i)

alpha, a surviving partner within the meaning of regulation 101 of the 2014 Regulations;

(ii)

Section I, a surviving adult dependant within the meaning of rule E.2 of that Section;

(iii)

Section III, a surviving adult dependant within the meaning of rule F.2 of that Section.

(2) In this Schedule, a reference to—

(a) a beneficiary is a reference to a beneficiary of death benefits in relation to M’s remediable service;

(b) an eligible child is a reference to an eligible child of M;

(c) M is a reference to the deceased remedy member in respect of whose remediable service an election may be made;

(d) a surviving adult is a reference to a surviving adult in relation to M.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 1 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(b)