# The Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 132: Reduction in pensions in cases of wide age disparity

Extent: S

(1) This regulation applies if, on the death of a member of this scheme, a surviving adult’s pension becomes payable to a surviving adult who is more than 12 years younger than the member.
(2) The annual rate of the surviving adult’s pension is reduced by the lower of—
(a) 50% of the amount of the annual rate of the pension calculated under regulation 129, 130 or 131; and
(b) 2.5 x (N –12)% of the amount of the annual rate of the pension so calculated,
where N is the number of whole years by which the surviving adult is younger than the member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/142/regulation/132 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-132
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