The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Limitation on award to widow with reference to date of marriage and pension in case of post-retirement marriage

C5.—(1) A widow shall not be entitled to a widow’s ordinary or accrued pension under Regulation C1 or C4 unless she was married to her husband during a period before he last ceased to be a regular policeman.

(2) A widow shall not be entitled to a widow’s special award under Regulation C2 unless she was married to her husband during a period—

(a) before he last ceased to be a regular policeman, if he received the injury while serving as a regular policeman;

(b) before the end of the continuous period of service during which he received the injury, in any other case.

(3) A widow of a regular policeman who, but for paragraph (1) or (2)(a), would be entitled to an award under Regulation C1, C2 or C4 shall, instead, be entitled to a pension calculated in accordance with Part IV of Schedule C subject, however, to Regulation E8 (increase during first 13 weeks).