Regulation 7 Surviving cohabitating partners

In regulation 155 (persons who may be paid lump sum death grant)—

(1)

in paragraph (2)(b)(i) for ″stated in the declaration under″ substitute ″in paragraph (1)(a)(i)to (iii) of″;

(2)

in paragraphs (4) and (5), at the beginning of both paragraphs insert ″Subject to paragraph (5A),″; and

(3)

after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A)

Unless paragraph (5B) applies, the scheme manager must pay a grant to a person of the description in paragraph (2) if a grant was paid to a different person under paragraph (4) or (5) before this paragraph came into operation.

(5B)

This paragraph applies where the scheme manager is of the opinion that the person of the description in paragraph (2) has benefited from all the grant paid under paragraph (4) and (5).

(5C)

The amount of a grant payable under paragraph (5A) is an amount up to the amount calculated under regulation 160, but the scheme manager may pay such lower amount as it considers appropriate in all the circumstances, if it is of the opinion that the person has benefited from some of the grant paid under paragraph (4) or (5).”.