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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-superannuation-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-E29",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-superannuation-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/E29",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "E29",
  "heading": "Amount and duration of short-term family benefits",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), the annual rate of a short-term pension under regulation E28 shall be–\n(a) if regulation E28(1)(a) or (c) applies, the annual rate of the deceased’s contributable salary on his or her last day in pensionable employment, disregarding any reduction by reason of sick leave or maternity, paternity or adoption leave;\n(b) if regulation E28(1)(b) applies, the annual rate at the time of his or her death of the notional salary described in regulation C8(7) or, as the case may be, C9(4);\n(c) if regulation E28(1)(d) applies, the annual rate at the time of his or her death of his or her retirement pension save that any reduction in that retirement pension by virtue of a pension sharing order shall be disregarded if the short-term pension is payable to a child; and\n(d) if regulation E28(1)(a) and (d) both apply, the total of the rates specified in sub paragraphs (a) and (c).\n(2) Where the annual rate of a short-term pension payable to a surviving spouse, nominated beneficiary or child calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) is less than that of a long-term pension to which those persons are prospectively entitled under regulation E30, the annual rate of the short-term pension is the same as that of the long-term pension.\n(3) The duration of the short-term pension payable shall be determined from the Table below, and in that table “adult pension” means a short-term pension payable to the spouse or nominated beneficiary.\nTABLE\nCategory\nPerson falling within regulation E28(2)\nDuration of pension (months)\n1\nSpouse or nominated beneficiary\n3\n2\nOne child or more where an adult pension is payable\n3\n3\nOne child or more where no adult pension is payable\n6\n(4) Where regulation E7(4) applies the annual rate of a short-term pension payable under regulation E28 shall be the annual rate calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) multiplied by the appropriate factor.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "ssi/2007/189",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/227",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/69",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2020/354",
      "affecting_title": "The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/227",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/227",
      "affecting_title": "The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/393/regulation/E29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:24:46.895061+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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