45Interim pensions for surviving partners

45 Interim pensions for surviving partners

(1)  If a contributor dies, the surviving partner of that contributor is entitled to an interim pension equal to 75% of the salary paid or payable to the contributor in respect of the previous period of 12 months of employment.

(2)  If, after such inquiry as the Commission thinks fit, the Commission is satisfied that a contributor's hours of employment had been reduced for medical reasons, the Commission may, for the purposes of subregulation (1) , determine that the contributor's salary is to be an amount that the Commission considers to be fair and equitable.

(3)  A pension under subregulation (1) is payable until the surviving partner makes an election under regulation 59 or a period of 3 months elapses, whichever is the earlier.

(4)  An interim pension payable under this regulation is not subject to indexation.