Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

Scotland

(1)

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 teacher pension scheme following the death of a member of that scheme,
“election” means an opted-out service election, an F1immediate choice decision 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 6(2)(b),
2. (b)
  an immediate choice decision as mentioned in regulation 8(2)(b),
3. (c)
  a deferred choice decision as mentioned in regulation 12(2)(b).

(2)

In this schedule, a reference to—

(a)

a beneficiary is a reference to a beneficiary of death benefits in relation to M’s remediable teacher service,

(b)

an eligible child is a reference to an eligible child of M,

(c)

M is a reference to the deceased remedy member in respect of whose remediable teacher service an election may be made,

(d)

a surviving adult is a reference to a surviving adult in relation to M.

Annotations

F1: Words in sch. para. 1(1) substituted (with effect from 1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/197), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F2: Words in sch. para. 1 substituted (with effect from 1.10.2023) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/121), regs. 1(2), 2(2)