6Pensions to spouses

6 Pensions to spouses

[Section 6 Substituted by No. 19 of 1995, s. 7 ]

(1)  [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] If a person to whom this Act applies dies in office, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act.

(2)  [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 6 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1999, s. 13, Applied:14 May 1999] If a person who has become entitled to a pension under section 5 dies, that person's spouse becomes entitled to a pension in respect of the contributions required to be made by that person under this Act.

(2A)  [Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 6 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 18 of 1999, s. 13, Applied:14 May 1999] Subsection (2) does not apply to a person's spouse if –

(a) [Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] he or she married or entered into a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with the deceased person after the date on which the deceased person became entitled to a pension under section 5 ; or

(b) [Section 6 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  [Section 6 Subsection (3) amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] Subject to and , the pension to which a spouse becomes entitled under this section is a pension at the rate of one-third of the appropriate judicial salary.