# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998, Regulation 43: Meaning of “eligible child”

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) The eligible child of a deceased member is–
(a) a child of the deceased’s marriage or his adopted child; or
(b) a child who was wholly or mainly dependent on the deceased at the time of his death.
(2) A person counts as a child only if–
(a) he is aged under 17;
(b) since he became 17 he has been engaged continuously in full-time education or in training for a trade, profession or vocation; or
(c) he is physically or mentally incapacitated and became so whilst a child within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) If an appropriate administering authority wish, they may treat education or training as continuous despite a break.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/366/regulation/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-43
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