Regulation 47A Payments for persons incapable of managing their affairsF1F2
Where it appears to the Committee that a person other than an eligible child is entitled to the payment of benefits under the Scheme but is, by reason of mental disorder or otherwise, incapable of managing his affairs—
the Committee may pay the benefits or any part of them to a person having the care of the person entitled, or such other person as the Committee may determine, to be applied for the benefit of the person entitled as the Committee may direct; and
in so far as the Committee does not pay the benefits in that manner, the Committee may apply them in such manner as the Committee may determine, for the benefit of the person entitled or his beneficiaries.
In this regulation, “eligible child” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 26 (meaning of “eligible child”) of the Benefits Regulations.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (except reg. 4 for specified purposes, reg. 6 for specified purposes and reg. 11) (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. 2 (with regs. 3, 13, 14(1)(d), Sch. 5)
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Reg. 47A inserted (1.6.2012) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/183), regs. 1(1), 21