# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998, Regulation 46: Discretion as to payment of children’s pensions

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) If a children’s pension is payable for more than one eligible child, the appropriate administering authority may apportion it amongst the children as they think fit.
(2) The appropriate administering authority may pay the whole or part of a children’s pension to a person other than an eligible child, to be applied for the benefit of one or more eligible children as the authority direct.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/366/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-46
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