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18.—(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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