The Police Pensions Regulations 1987

Husband’s pensionable service not fully up-rated

8.—(1) In the case of such a widow as is mentioned in paragraph 7(1), Part III of Schedule C shall have effect as if paragraph 1(1) thereof provided that the annual amount of her accrued pension should equal the aggregate of the following amounts namely—

(a) in respect of her husband’s half-rate service, a sixth of the corresponding proportion of his deferred pension;

(b) in respect of his mixed-rate service, a third of the corresponding proportion of his deferred pension.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “the corresponding proportion”, in relation to the husband’s deferred pension, means the proportion which his half-rate or, as the case may be, his mixed-rate service bears to the pensionable service reckonable by him.

(3) Unless the husband ceased to serve as a regular policeman before 1st April 1987 where—

(a) the husband’s half-rate service;

(b) his mixed-rate service, or

(c) the pensionable service reckonable by him,

exceeds 30 years, then, for the purposes of this paragraph, the period by which, in each case, it exceeds 30 years shall be disregarded.