Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 13th March 2014.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987

2.The Police Pensions Regulations 1987( 4 ) are amended as follows.

3. In regulation A12(2)( 5 ) (disablement), omit “or the widower of a member of a police force”.

4. In regulation G6( 6 ) (payments by women to enhance widowers’ awards)—

(a) in paragraph (1A), after “by the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2006” insert “or the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2014”;

(b) in paragraph (3), at the end insert—

“ (g) in the case of a woman by whom contributions are payable under regulation G2 on or before the date on which the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2014 come into force, and who elects to secure the counting of pensionable service after 5th April 1988 and before 17th May 1990 (not being service which is already the subject of an election to enhance her surviving spouse’s or surviving civil partner’s award), the date on which those Regulations come into force, or

(h) in the case of a woman by whom contributions become payable under regulation G2 after the date on which the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2014 come into force, and who elects to secure the counting of pensionable service after 5th April 1988 and before 17th May 1990 (not being service which is already the subject of an election to enhance her surviving spouse’s or surviving civil partner’s award), the date on which those contributions become payable. ” ;

(c) in paragraph (4A), for “paragraph (3)(c), (d), (e), (f)” substitute “paragraph 3(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h)”;

(d) in paragraph (13), for “paragraph (3)(c), (d), (e), (f)” substitute “paragraph 3(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h)”.

5. In regulation J1( 7 ) (policeman with a guaranteed minimum for the purposes of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975) —

(a) in paragraph (4B)—

(i) before “a civil partner” insert “a surviving spouse who is the same sex as the policeman or”; and

(ii) before “surviving civil partner” insert “surviving spouse or”;

(b) in paragraph (5B), before “surviving civil partner” insert “surviving spouse or”;

(c) at the end insert—

“ (7)Section 11(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 3 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 ( 8 ) (effect of extension of marriage; interpretation of legislation) do not apply to this Regulation. ” .

6. In Part I of Schedule C( 9 ) (widow’s ordinary pension)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (2A), for the words “a widower” substitute “the surviving spouse”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2B), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a woman who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2C), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a man who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for the words “a man” substitute “a surviving spouse”.

7. In Part III of Schedule C( 10 ) (widow’s accrued pension)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1A), for the words “a widower” substitute “the surviving spouse”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1B), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “ a woman who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (1C), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a man who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(b) in paragraph 3(4), for the words “A man” substitute “A surviving spouse”.

8. In Part IV of Schedule C( 11 ) (widow’s pension in the case of post-retirement marriage)—

(a) in paragraph 4, for the words “a widower”, substitute “the surviving spouse”;

(b) in paragraph 5, for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “ a woman who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(c) in paragraph 6, for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a man who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”.

9. In Part V of Schedule C( 12 ) (widow’s requisite benefit pension)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for the words “a widower” substitute “the surviving spouse”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” insert “a man who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(b) in paragraph 1A, for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “ a woman who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”.

Amendment of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006

10.The Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006( 13 ) are amended as follows.

11. In regulation 7(4) (disablement), for “widower” substitute “surviving spouse”.

12. In regulation 13 (adult survivor’s special award)—

(a) in paragraph (10), for “a widower” substitute “the surviving spouse”;

(b) in paragraph (11), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a woman who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”;

(c) in paragraph (12), for the words “the surviving civil partner of” substitute “a man who is the surviving spouse, or who is the surviving civil partner of,”.

13. In regulation 20(1) (adult dependent relative’s special pension), for paragraphs (c) and (d), substitute—

“ (c) where the member was a woman who was married or in a civil partnership, and where her spouse or civil partner was permanently disabled at the time the member died, to her surviving spouse or surviving civil partner, ” .

14. In paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 5 (dependent relative’s special pension), for “widower” substitute “surviving spouse”.