The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 No. 141

PART 3 N.I. Decisions about the treatment of remediable service

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Deferred choice decision for alpha or PCSPS(NI) benefits

Deferred choice decision: revocation N.I.

14.—(1) Where the deferred choice decision-maker is M, M may revoke a deferred choice decision—

(a) at any time before benefits become payable in relation to M’s remediable service, and

(b) by M communicating to the scheme manager notice of the revocation in a form and manner determined by the scheme manager.

(2) Where—

(a) the deferred choice decision-maker is a person other than M or the scheme manager (“D”),

(b) M had made a deferred choice decision,

(c) immediately before M’s death, no pension benefits were payable in relation to M’s remediable service, and

(d) the end of the section 10 election period has not passed,

D may revoke M’s deferred choice decision by communicating to the scheme manager notice of the revocation in a form and manner determined by the scheme manager.

(3) A deferred choice decision made by a person other than M is irrevocable.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 14 in operation at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(b)