The European Parliament (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2005

Reduced pension for younger adult survivors

11.  After article 15 of the Principal Order a new article shall be inserted–

“Reductions in adult survivors' pensions

15A— (1) Subject to paragraph (3), where on the death of a participant a pension is payable under article 12 or article 12A to a person (“the beneficiary”) who is more than 12 years younger than the participant, the amount of the pension calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of article 12 or paragraph (3) of article 12A shall be reduced by the appropriate amount.

(2) The appropriate amount is the lesser of–

(a) 50 per cent of the pension so calculated, and

(b) 2.5 per cent of the pension so calculated multiplied by N,

where N is the number of whole years or part years in excess of 12 by which the beneficiary is younger than the participant.

(3) This article shall not apply to the pension of an adult survivor of a person if –

(a) the person was a participant at any time before 3^rd November 2004; and

(b) before 1^st May 2006 the person and the adult survivor married or formed a civil partnership or made a declaration in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a) of article 12A.”