The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (Pension Sharing) Regulations 2001

means any widow or widower of the ex-spouse or any child of the ex-spouse as defined in regulation K3 (5) of the principal scheme. 5 The Trustees may recover charges incurred in connection with any of the activities prescribed for the time being under section 41 of the Welfare Act 1999 and in accordance with, and to the extent prescribed.”

means a person entitled to a pension credit giving rise to a liability upon the Trustees within the meaning of section 29(1)(b) of the Welfare Act 1999;

means the four month period specified in section 34(1) of the Welfare Act 1999 subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 34(4) or section 41(2)(a) of that Act or any extension granted by the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority in accordance with section 33(4) of that Act;

means the amount by which the pension debit member’s pension or deferred pension to which he would otherwise be entitled under these Regulations were it not for section 31 of the Welfare Act 1999 is reduced under that section;”

means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the Welfare Act 1999;

means a debit under section 29(1)(a) of the Welfare Act 1999;

means a person whose benefits or future benefits under these Regulations have been reduced in accordance with section 31 of the Welfare Act 1999.”

means any provision or order specified in section 28 of the Welfare Act 1999 giving rise to a liability upon the Trustees in respect of a pension credit;

means an arrangement specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Act 1999 which is not disqualified by virtue of paragraph 7 of that Schedule. 2 1 Following the making of a pension sharing order the Trustees shall, within the implementation period, pay the amount of the ex-spouse’s pension credit, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 3, to the person responsible for a qualifying arrangement with a view to acquiring rights under that arrangement for the ex-spouse if: a the person responsible for that arrangement is able and willing to accept payment of the credit, and b sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies. 2 The ex-spouse has consented to the Trustees making such payment to that qualifying arrangement. 3 Where the ex-spouse has not given consent for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the qualifying arrangement is one which the Trustees have determined at their discretion. 4 For the avoidance of doubt the Trustees must, before making a payment under sub-paragraph (3), attempt to make a payment under sub-paragraph (2). 3 For the purposes of paragraph 2, the amount of pension credit shall be such sum as shall satisfy the requirements prescribed for

means the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1995;

means the Parliamentary Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme) Regulations 1993.

means the Parliamentary Pension (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1993;

means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 or corresponding Northern Ireland legislation and references to legislation under that Act also refer to corresponding Northern Ireland legislation;#”