Article 7 Amendment to article 64 (date on which awards of benefit become payable)

for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

Subject to paragraph (6), an award of survivor’s guaranteed income payment and an award of child’s payment become payable—

(a)

on the day following the date of death where—

(i)

a member dies in service; or

(ii)

a former member dies and a claim for benefit is made within 3 months of the date of death; or

(b)

on the date of claim where sub-paragraph (a) does not apply.”;

in paragraph (8) before “No benefit” insert “Except where paragraph (4)(a)(ii) applies,”.