# The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme) Order 1999, Article M5: Remarriage or cohabitation of surviving spouse


(1) If during a deceased pensioner member’s five year period–
(a) the surviving spouse of that deceased pensioner member remarries or cohabits with another person; and
(b) the Parliamentary corporation directs that the surviving spouse’s pension be paid or restored under article K1(3) or (4),
the Parliamentary corporation may direct that payments under article M2(2) shall continue until the end of the pensioner member’s five year period or until such earlier date as the Parliamentary corporation thinks fit.
(2) If during a deceased pensioner member’s five year period his surviving spouse remarries or cohabits with another person, the Parliamentary corporation may direct that there be paid to the executors of the deceased a lump sum calculated in accordance with article M4(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1082/article/M5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-transitory-and-transitional-provisions-scottish-parliamentary-pension-scheme-order-1999/article-M5
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