44. The Police Pension (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009(1) are amended in accordance with this Part.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 44 in operation at 1.4.2024, see reg. 2
45.—(1) Regulation 52 (Forfeiture of Pension) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2)(b) substitute—
“(2) (b) the beneficiary of a deceased member of this scheme is convicted of a relevant criminal offence mentioned in paragraph (3A).”
(3) In paragraph (3) for “paragraph (2)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a)”
(4) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) the relevant criminal offences referred to in paragraph (2)(b) are—
(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.”
(5) After paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) If the scheme manager withholds all of the benefits payable to a beneficiary, regulations 36 to 39 apply as if the beneficiary has died before the member.”
(6) After paragraph (7) insert—
“(8) In this Regulation, “beneficiary” means either a child survivor or an adult survivor as defined in regulation 37.”
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 45 in operation at 1.4.2024 see reg. 2 and with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c)