Regulation 157 Payment of one benefit only in respect of deceased memberI1

Scotland

(1)

This regulation applies for the purpose of determining benefits payable to a surviving adult or eligible child (P) in respect of a member’s continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme.

(2)

P is not entitled to be paid in respect of the member’s period of service both—

(a)

a surviving adult’s pension or an eligible child’s pension; and

(b)

an award under the Injury Benefits Regulations.

(3)

P may choose which of the benefits in paragraph (2) P wishes to be paid.

(4)

If P chooses which benefit P wishes to be paid, the scheme F1manager must pay P that benefit.

(5)

If P does not choose which benefit P wishes to be paid, the scheme manager must pay P—

(a)

the benefit which is for the time being greater; or

(b)

if the amount of both benefits is the same, that amount.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 157(4) substituted (with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/325), regs. 1(2), 8

Commencement

I1: Reg. 157 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1