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Regulation 21 Compensation payable on discharge of liability under regulation 15 in the case of surviving partners

Where a surviving partner is entitled to compensation under regulation 15(3)(a)(i), the annual rate and duration of the periodic compensation payable to the surviving partner is to be calculated—

(a)

where the transferee, had they not died, would have become entitled to periodic compensation under paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the Act commencing on the transfer day, in accordance with paragraph 5(2) and (3) of Schedule 5 to the Act (compensation payable to widow, widower or surviving civil partner);

(b)

where the transferee, had they not died, would have become entitled to periodic compensation under paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Act commencing at pension compensation age, in accordance with paragraph 7(2) and (3) of Schedule 5 to the Act (compensation payable to widow, widower or surviving civil partner).