The National Health Service (Superannuation) Amendment Regulations 1989

Widowers pensions

11.—(1) At the beginning of regulation 18 of the principal Regulations (nomination for a widower’s pension) there is inserted “In respect of contributing service prior to 6th April 1988”.

(2) After regulation 18 of the principal Regulations there is inserted–

“Widower’s pension in respect of service after 5th April 1988

18A.— (1) The widower of a person in respect of whom there is a period of contributing service after 5th April 1988 (including a period added as a result of an election under regulation 25 made after that date) shall, in relation to that service, be entitled to receive from the Secretary of State an annual widower’s pension or, as the case may be, a limited pension and such widower’s or limited pension shall, subject as aforesaid, be payable in like circumstances and calculated in like manner as a widow’s pension under regulation 14 or a limited pension under regulation 16 as the case may be.

Purchase of increased widower’s pension

18B.— (1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation a female officer, unless she is a person in respect of whom a pension has already become payable under regulation 8, may, in respect of the whole or any part of her contributing service prior to 6th April 1988, elect to purchase an increase in the amount of any annual widower’s pension which may become payable by virtue of regulation 18A.

(2) The purchase of an increase pursuant to paragraph (1) may be made only in respect of complete years of service unless the officer wishes to purchase an increase in respect of all of her service before 6th April 1988 or all of her service in respect of the period beginning on 25th March 1972 and ending on 5th April 1988 in which case the whole of the requisite period may be purchased whether or not it constitutes a multiple of complete years of service.

(3) An election pursuant to paragraph (1)–

(a) shall be made not later than 30th June 1989 by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State specifying the period in respect of which the election is made;

(b) must be accompanied by a declaration in writing signed by the officer that she is of sound health for her age;

(c) shall be irrevocable.

(4) Schedule 7A shall have effect with regard to the cost of providing the increase provided for pursuant to paragraph (1).”.

(3) After Schedule 7 to the principal Regulations there is inserted Schedule 7A as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.