Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

1 Changes to periods of life expectancy

(1)

In Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 2004, in paragraph 25B(3) (meaning of
“terminally ill”), for “6 months” substitute “12 months”.

(2)

In Schedule 5 to the Pensions Act 2008, in paragraph 12(3) (meaning of
“terminally ill”), for “6 months” substitute “12 months”.

(3)

In Schedule 6 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255
(N.I. 1)), in paragraph 25B(3) (meaning of “terminally ill”), for “six months”
substitute “12 months”.

(4)

In Schedule 4 to the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13 (N.I.)),
in paragraph 12(3) (meaning of “terminally ill”), for “six months” substitute
“12 months”.

(5)

In the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1986)—

(a)

in regulation 2(9) (meaning of “terminally ill”), for “six months”
substitute “12 months”;

(b)

in regulation 17(3D)(b)(i) (period of life expectancy in relation to
progressive disease), for “six months” substitute “12 months”.

2 Extent and commencement

(1)

Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1 extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(2)

Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1 extend to Northern Ireland.

(3)

Section 1 (5) , this section and section 3 extend to England and Wales, Scotland
and Northern Ireland.

(4)

Subsections (1) , (2) and (5) of section 1 come into force at the end of the period
of four months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(5)

Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1 come into force at the end of the period
of four months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(6)

This section and section 3 come into force on the day on which this Act is
passed.

3 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Act
2024.