Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009 (asp 1)

SCHEDULE 1 S Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

Part L S 5 year guarantee

Guaranteed pension where scheme pensioner dies aged 75 or over with no surviving partner S

71 (1) Where a scheme pensioner— S

(a) dies before the end of his or her initial pension period,

(b) was aged 75 or over when he or she died, and

(c) does not leave a surviving partner,

the deceased's scheme pension is to continue to be paid for the remainder of his or her initial pension period (and is to be paid to the deceased's personal representatives).

(2) A pension payable under this rule is to be reduced by the amount of any children's pension payable during the same period.