Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this schedule—

• “beneficiary” means a person who has become entitled to receive any death benefit;

• “child”, except in the term “eligible child”, means a person under the age of 18;

• “death benefit” means a benefit payable under a police pension scheme following the death of a member of that scheme;

• “election” means an opted-out service election, F1a section 6 election or a F2deferred choice decision;

• “eligible decision-maker” means the person who may make—

  1. (a)

     an opted-out service election as mentioned in regulation F36(2)(b);

  2. (b)

     an immediate choice election as mentioned in regulation F48(2)(b);

  3. (c)

     a deferred choice election decision as mentioned in regulation F512(2)(b).

In this schedule, a reference to—