The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Effect of allocationN.I.

191.—(1) If an election under regulation 189 for the allocation of a member's pension to another person (“the beneficiary”) has taken effect—

(a)the member's pension is reduced accordingly (even if the beneficiary predeceases the member), and

(b)if the beneficiary survives the member, on the member's death the beneficiary becomes entitled to the payment of a pension for life of such amount as is determined in accordance with regulation 189.

(2) An allocation is disregarded for the purposes of this regulation if it would result in a pension being paid under this regulation to a beneficiary who is neither—

(a)the member's spouse or civil partner on the date when the member becomes entitled to the pension or dies, nor

(b)a dependant of the member for the purposes of paragraph 15(2) or (3) of Schedule 28 to the Finance Act 2004 when the member dies.

(3) References in this Part to pensions under this Chapter do not include pensions under this regulation except where the context otherwise requires.

(4) Any such pension is payable in addition to any pension payable to the beneficiary in respect of the member's death under Chapter 5 (death benefits).