Amendments to the rules of the Pension Fund concerning family composition
The following amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Pension Fund were approved by the Council on 16 December 2005:
II 5.08 Non-entitlement to Pension for Surviving Spouse
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, a marriage to a beneficiary of a retirement pension taking place on or after 1st August 2006 shall not give rise to entitlement to a surviving spouse's pension.
II 5.09 Procurement of an entitlement to Pension for Surviving Spouse
Where, pursuant to Article II 5.08, there is no entitlement to a surviving spouse's pension, the beneficiary may acquire an entitlement to a surviving spouse's pension for his spouse by submitting a request within 180 days of the date of marriage. The corresponding premium for the surviving spouse's pension shall be deducted from his retirement pension, under conditions defined by the Administrator of the Fund in the light of the Consulting Actuary's calculations.
II 6.09 Non-entitlement to Pension for Orphans
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, and without prejudice to any entitlement to an orphan's pension arising from the death of the other parent, an orphan's pension shall not be payable to:
- the biological child of a beneficiary of a retirement pension if the child is born on or after 1st June 2007, unless the aforementioned beneficiary was not yet a beneficiary of a retirement pension at the time the child was conceived;
- a child adopted by the beneficiary of a retirement pension on or after 1st August 2006;
- the child of the surviving spouse or of the divorced former spouse of a beneficiary of a retirement pension, where the marriage meets the conditions laid down in Article II 5.08.
II 7.01 Entitlement to Allowances
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Notwithstanding the above, family and child allowances shall not be payable under the circumstances defined in Articles II 5.08 and II 6.09 respectively.
