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Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

11.  In regulation 23 (death grants: active members)—

(a)in paragraph (4) for “But in calculating death grant” substitute “But, subject to paragraph (4A), in calculating death grant”; and

(b)after paragraph (4) insert—

(4A) Where, in the opinion of the independent registered medical practitioner the member was, at the date of death, wholly or temporarily in part-time service as a result of the condition that caused or contributed to the member’s death, no account shall be taken of any reduction in pay due to such reduction in service as is attributable to that condition..