# The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996, Regulation 9: Death gratuity


Regulation E11 shall be amended—
(a) in paragraph (1) by inserting after the words “to (11)” the words “and regulation E11A(5)”;
(b) in paragraph (3) by substituting for the words “paragraphs (4) to (11)” the words “paragraphs (4A) to (11)”; and
(c) by substituting for paragraph (4) the following paragraph:—
“(4) Where paragraph (1)(a) applies the death gratuity shall be an amount equal to twice the deceased’s pensionable remuneration, 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/1996/414/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-9
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