Regulation 6 Amendment of the Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Regulation E24 (death grants) is amended as follows.

In paragraph (6)(b) after “surviving spouse” insert “, a surviving civil partner”.

For paragraph (7)(a) substitute the following–

“(a)

if the deceased is survived by one widow, a widower or a surviving civil partner, to the widow, widower or surviving civil partner,”.

In paragraph (7)(c) for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.