The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of regulation G15

19.—(1) Regulation G15 (dependent surviving nominated partner’s pension) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading for “nominated partner’s” substitute “scheme partner’s”.

(3) For paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) A member may apply for the member’s scheme partner to receive a dependent surviving scheme partner’s pension on the member’s death.

(1A) An application must—

(a) be made by the member giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State before leaving pensionable employment, and

(b) be in relation to a person who has been the member’s scheme partner for a continuous period of at least two years on the member’s last day of pensionable service.”.

(4) In paragraph (2) for “nominated partner” substitute “scheme partner”.

(5) For paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) If the Secretary of State has accepted a member’s application and the member subsequently dies before the member’s scheme partner, a scheme partner entitled to a surviving scheme partner’s pension is entitled to a dependent surviving scheme partner’s pension.”.

(6) In paragraph (4) for “nominated partner’s” substitute “scheme partner’s”.

(7) In paragraph (5) for “nominated partner’s” substitute “scheme partner’s”.

(8) In paragraph (6) for “nominated partner” substitute “scheme partner”.