# The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment (No.4) Regulations 1997, Regulation 17: Death gratuity


In regulation E11–
(a) in paragraph (1) for the words “his executors are entitled to receive a lump sum death gratuity” there shall be substituted the words “there shall be paid a lump sum death gratuity in accordance with regulation E11ZA”; and
(b) for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted–
“(4) Where paragraph 1(a) applies the amount of the death gratuity is the greater of–
(a) twice the deceased’s pensionable remuneration; or
(b) three eightieths of his pensionable remuneration multiplied by the length in years of his reckonable service
less, in a case where a surviving spouse’s long-term pension is payable under regulation E5, the appropriate amount to be deducted under paragraph (9).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3048/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-scotland-amendment-no4-regulations-1997/regulation-17
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