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PART 6Survivor benefits

CHAPTER 1Adult survivor

Polygamous marriage

119.—(1) This regulation applies if—

(a)a member dies without leaving a surviving adult dependant;

(b)at the date of death, the member was married to one or more persons under a law which permits polygamy; and

(c)had the member left a surviving adult dependant any benefit would have been payable to that dependant as such.

(2) The benefit mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) is payable—

(a)if there is only one such person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), to that person;

(b)if there are two or more such persons, to those persons in equal shares.

(3) Such a person’s share of a pension does not increase on the death of any other such person.