# The Police Pensions Amendment (Increased Pension Entitlement) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987


After regulation N3 (payments), insert–
“Authorisation of payment of GMP-related payments
N4 (1) The relevant police authority may pay GMP-related payments to–
(a) a person to whom this Part applies; and
(b) a deceased entitled member.
(2) Where a relevant police authority has paid GMP-related payments before 6th April 2009, the authority may not recover those payments after 6th April 2009.
(3) In this regulation, a deceased entitled member is a person who–
(a) at the date of his death was entitled to a pension under the scheme;
(b) at that date was entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension; and
(c) has in any tax year since entitlement to the guaranteed minimum pension commenced received a GMP-related payment.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/185/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-amendment-increased-pension-entitlement-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-5
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