210.—(1) If the beneficiary of a deceased member of this scheme is convicted of a relevant criminal offence, the pension supervising authority may to the extent the pension supervising authority considers appropriate, require the scheme manager to withhold benefits payable to the beneficiary in respect of the member.
(2) The scheme manager may withhold benefits but may only withhold that part of a pension that exceeds any guaranteed minimum to which the beneficiary is entitled under section 13 of the 1993 Act.
F1(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(3)] If the scheme manager withholds all of the benefits payable to a beneficiary, Part 9 (death benefits) applies as if the beneficiary had died before the member.
[F3(4) In this regulation—
“beneficiary” in relation to a deceased member of this scheme, means surviving adult or eligible child of the member,”
(a)the murder of the member;
(b)the manslaughter of the member; or
(c)any other offence of which the unlawful killing of the member is an element.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 210(3) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 40(2)
F2reg. 210(4) renumbered as (3) (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 40(3)
F3Reg. 210(4) substituted for reg. 210(5) (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 40(4)