The National Health Service (Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Civil Partnership) Amendment Regulations 2005
These Regulations make further amendments to the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 (“the Principal Regulations”), the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995 (“the Injury Benefits Regulations”), the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000 (“the Additional Voluntary Contributions Regulations”) and the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002 (“the Compensation for Premature Retirement Regulations”). The amendments extend these provisions to civil partners, their dependants and surviving civil partners to enable them to receive benefits under the relevant legislation following the introduction of civil partnership on 5th December 2005 when the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) comes into force.