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Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009

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Nominations for death in service lump sum

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66(1)A participating member may nominate any person as his or her nominee by giving notice to the Fund trustees in such form as they may require.

Such a nomination may—

(a)nominate 2 or more persons, and

(b)where it does so, may specify the proportion of any death in service lump sum which is to be paid to each nominee.

(2)A participating member may withdraw a nomination at any time by giving notice to the Fund trustees in such form as they may require.

(3)A nomination in force when the participating member dies is invalid in so far as—

(a)it nominates an individual who was the participating member’s partner when the nomination was made but was not his or her partner when he or she died, or

(b)the Fund trustees consider that it would not be reasonably practicable to pay a death in service lump sum to a nominee.

(4)The proportion of any death in service lump sum which would, but for rule 66(3), have been paid to invalidated nominees is to be paid to the deceased’s personal representatives.

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