# Teachers' Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 18: Payments in respect of deceased persons


(1) This regulation applies where a person dies and the total of—
(a) any sums that were due to the person under these Regulations; and
(b) any sums payable under these Regulations to the person’s personal representatives does not exceed £5,000.
(2) Where this regulation applies the Department may, without requiring the production of proof of title, pay the amount due under paragraph (1)(a) and (b)—
(a) to the deceased’s personal representatives; or
(b) to the person, or to or among any one or more of any persons, appearing to it to be beneficially entitled to the estate and any person to whom such a payment is made, and not the Department, shall thereafter be liable to account for any amount so paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/260/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-superannuation-additional-voluntary-contributions-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-18
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