PART 8Public Service Pension Schemes

Other public service pension schemesI1123

1

In this regulation “relevant scheme” means a pension scheme established by one or more instruments made under Northern Ireland legislation by a Department or other public authority and relating to service connected with any of the following public services—

a

firefighting, or fire and rescue services, in Northern Ireland;

b

health services, or personal social services, in Northern Ireland;

c

teaching in Northern Ireland.

2

Regulations 6(1) and (2) and 7(1) to (3) do not apply to existing provisions of a relevant scheme.

3

The existing provisions of a relevant scheme are to apply (despite anything to the contrary in those provisions and so far as they do not otherwise do so)—

a

in relation to a man who is the surviving civil partner of a female member as they apply in relation to the widower of a female member, and

b

in relation to—

i

any other surviving civil partner of a member,

ii

the widower of a male member, or

iii

the widow of a female member,

as they apply in relation to the widow of a male member, and

c

without taking account of any full gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to a member, or a member’s spouse or civil partner, at a time during their marriage or civil partnership.

4

Power to make or amend a relevant scheme includes power to modify the application of, or disapply, either or both of paragraphs (2) and (3) in relation to the scheme or any provision of the scheme.

5

In this regulation “existing provisions” means provisions made before 13th January 2020.