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118.—(1) This regulation applies if—
(a)a recent leaver dies leaving a surviving spouse or civil partner who has a guaranteed minimum under section 17 of the 1993 Act M1 in relation to benefits in respect of the recent leaver under this scheme; and
(b)the leaver has died before reaching the normal pension age.
(2) The surviving spouse or civil partner is entitled to a pension payable for life of an amount equal to the [F1surviving spouse’s or surviving civil partner’s] guaranteed minimum pension (disregarding any additional pension).
[F2(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply if—
(a)the Secretary of State’s liability to provide a guaranteed minimum pension in respect of the surviving spouse or civil partner is discharged by the payment of a contributions equivalent premium under section 55(2) of the 1993 Act, or
(b)a surviving widow, widower or surviving civil partner has been convicted of an offence specified in paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 and the Secretary of State directed, as a consequence of that conviction, that the person’s rights to a payment in respect of the member’s death is forfeit.]
(4) In this Part, “recent leaver” means a person—
(a)who left pensionable service less than 12 months before the date of death;
(b)who is neither qualified for a retirement pension pursuant to regulation 72 nor is a pensioner member because of rights resulting from that employment; and
(c)in respect of whom no transfer value or refund of contributions has been paid in respect of that employment.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 118(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(8), 70(2) (with reg. 105)
F2Reg. 118(3) substituted (6.4.2016) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(3), 70(3) (with reg. 105)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 17 has been amended by section 1(1) of, and paragraph 39 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2), sections 56 and 85 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 and 3(4) of Schedule 9 to, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19), section 284(2) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35), section 14(2) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22), section 11(4) of, and paragraphs 18 and 20(1), (2)(b), (3), (5) and (6) of Schedule 4 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c.30) and S.I. 2005/2050 and 2014/560, and is prospectively amended by section 24(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 13 to, the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19).
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