Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1392)

Effective Dates of Reduction

• 22 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the amount of the reduction of an officer’s pension, calculated in accordance with section 17, shall be subtracted from the monthly instalment of the pension payable to the officer, effective on the first day of the second month after the month in which the election is made.

• (2) Where an officer has revised the level of reduction pursuant to subsection 21(1), the revised amount of the reduction shall be subtracted from the monthly instalments of the pension payable to the officer, effective on the first day of the month after the month in which the revision was made.

Cessation of Effect of Election

23 An election ceases to have effect on the earliest of

• (a) the day on which the spouse dies,

• (b) the day on which the annulment of the marriage of the officer and the spouse takes effect, and

• (c) the day on which the divorce between the officer and the spouse takes effect.

Revocation

24 For the purposes of subsection 20.1(5) of the Act, an election made by an officer is deemed to be revoked on the day on which the officer is required to contribute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Account pursuant to subsection 5(1) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act.

Termination of Reduction

25 Where an election ceases to have effect pursuant to section 23 or is deemed to be revoked pursuant to section 24, the reduction ceases on the first day of the month in which the election is revoked or ceases to have effect.

Surviving Spouse Allowance

26 The pension to which a spouse is entitled on the death of the officer who made an election is equal to an amount determined in accordance with subparagraph 17(b)(ii), if paragraph 17(b) were read without reference to supplementary benefits payable under the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act.