65General provisions as to pensions

65 General provisions as to pensions

(1) Except where otherwise provided in these Regulations, a pension shall, subject to this regulation, be payable during the life of the person entitled thereto. (2) Pensions in respect of children (other than student children) shall be payable until they attain the age of sixteen years or die before attaining that age. (3) A person who is the widow of a deceased contributor or pensioner and is in receipt of a pension under these Regulations shall, upon re‑marriage, cease to be entitled to receive a pension except in respect of children. (3A) Nothing in subregulation (3) applies to or in relation to a person whose re‑marriage took or takes place on or after 1 July 1979. (4) Subject to Part XB, where a male pensioner married after his retirement or resignation, pension shall not, upon the death of the pensioner, be payable to the widow or in respect of any child of the marriage. (5) A pension to or in respect of a student child is payable only while the student child is receiving full‑time education at a school, college or university.