# The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008, Regulation 11: Amendment of regulation 18


In regulation 18 (initial payments)—
(a) omit paragraphs (2), (3) and (10);
(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) The scheme manager may, in his discretion, make a payment (“an initial payment”) to, or in respect of, a qualifying member or his survivor—
(a) in anticipation of an annual payment being payable under this Part to the qualifying member or his survivor, and on account of such a payment; and
(b) before any monthly instalment of that annual payment is made.
(4A) An initial payment under paragraph (4) may be made—
(a) except where sub-paragraph (c) applies, to the qualifying member with effect from whichever is the later of—
(i) 14th May 2004; or
(ii) the earlier of—
(aa) the day on which the qualifying member attains normal retirement age; or
(bb) the day on which the scheme manager is first notified that the qualifying member is terminally ill;
(b) if the qualifying member has died, to a survivor of that qualifying member with effect from whichever is the later of—
(i) 14th May 2004; or
(ii) the day after the day on which that qualifying member died; or
(c) if the qualifying member is regarded as a qualifying member under regulation 15(5), to that member with effect from whichever is the later of—
(i) 14th May 2004; or
(ii) the date on which he became entitled to a present payment from the qualifying pension scheme.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110818788/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-assistance-scheme-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2008/regulation-11
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