Public Service Pensions (Amendment) Law, 2020 (Law 44 of 2020)

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) LAW, 2020 A LAW TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS LAW (2020 REVISION) AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIP LAW, 2020; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES ENACTED by the Governor in accordance with section 81 of the Constitution, after consultation with the Premier, with the prior approval of the Secretary of State, and pursuant to instructions issued in accordance with section 31 of the Constitution. Short title and commencement (1) This Law may be cited as the Public Service Pensions (Amendment) Law, 2020. (2) This Law comes into force immediately after the commencement of the Civil Partnership Law, 2020. Amendment of section 3 of the Public Service Pensions Law (2020 Revision) – definitions The Public Service Pensions Law (2020 Revision), in this Law referred to as the “principal Law”, is amended in section 3 as follows — (a) in the definition of the words “designated beneficiary”, by deleting the words “spouse or children” and substituting the words “spouse, civil partner or children”; and I Assent, Martyn Roper Governor Date: 4th day of September, 2020

(b) by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical sequence, the following definitions — “ “civil partner” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Civil Partnership Law, 2020; and “civil partnership” has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Civil Partnership Law, 2020;”. Amendment of section 25 – pensions not to be assignable The principal Law is amended in section 25(1)(a)(ii) and (2)(b) by deleting the words “spouse, former spouse” wherever they appear and substituting the words “spouse, civil partner, former spouse, former civil partner”. Amendment of section 39 – minimum pension payments The principal Law is amended in section 39(1) by inserting after the words “surviving spouse” the words “, civil partner”. Amendment of section 42 – pensions payable to surviving spouse and children The principal Law is amended in section 42 as follows — (a) (b) in subsection (1), by inserting after the words “plan member’s surviving spouse” the words “, civil partner”. Amendment of section 59 – pensions payable to surviving spouse and children The principal Law is amended in section 59 as follows — (a) (b) by inserting after the words “plan member’s surviving spouse” the words “, civil partner”.

Amendment of section 65 – benefit paid to beneficiary if no surviving spouse or children The principal Law is amended in section 65 as follows — (a) (b) by inserting after the words “no spouse” the words “, no civil partner”.

Assented to by the Governor the 4th day of September, 2020.