# The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012, Rule 6: Member’s power to place benefits within the Secretary of State’s discretion

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Rule the expression the “designated sum” shall mean any death benefit and/or any lump sum retirement benefit and/or any arrears of pension benefits which may be payable under the Section A or Section B Rules and which in the absence of any direction by a Member under this Rule would be payable to the personal representatives of the Member.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, a Member may at any time by notice in writing to the Minister for the Civil Service in such form as the Minister for the Civil Service shall approve direct that—
(a) the designated sum shall be payable to that Member’s personal representatives only at the discretion of the Minister for the Civil Service; or
(b) the designated sum shall be paid to such responsible persons (not being less than two nor more than four) as shall be appointed for such purpose by the Minister for the Civil Service to be held by the Minister for the Civil Service upon the trusts and with and subject to the powers and provisions set out in Part VII (Trusts, Powers and Provisions) of this Schedule hereto at the date of such direction.
(3) Any direction given in accordance with this Rule shall be effective and if a direction is given under sub-paragraph (2)(b) above the designated sum shall accordingly be paid to such responsible persons and shall be held by them upon the trusts and with and subject to the powers and provisions set out in Part VII (Trusts, Powers and Provisions) of this Schedule hereto at the date of such direction.
(4) The trusts powers and provisions set out in Part VII (Trusts, Powers and Provisions) of this Schedule hereto may from time to time be varied by the Minister for the Civil Service but so that the trusts powers and provisions as so varied shall only apply in relation to directions given to the Minister for the Civil Service after the making of such variations.
(5) Any direction given by the Member to the RMPP Trustees on or before the Cut-Off Date under General Rule 16 (Member’s or Pensioner’s power to place benefits within the Trustees’ discretion) of the RMPP Rules will bind the Minister for the Civil Service for the purposes of the RMSPS. No further direction can be given by the Member to the Minister for the Civil Service under this Rule.
(6) Any direction given by a Member to the Minister for the Civil Service under this Rule, or given to the RMPP Trustees on or before the Cut-Off Date under the RMPP Rules, shall be irrevocable and binding on such Member and that Member’s estate and all persons interested therein.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/687/schedule/1/part/II/rule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-1/part-II/rule-6
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