The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Death out of service lump sum

19.—(1) For the purpose of payment of death benefits, a transition member with continuity of service who dies as a deferred member or pensioner member of this scheme dies out of service under this scheme and an existing scheme.

(2) On the death of such a member—

(a) if regulation 122 applies to the member, a lump sum death benefit is payable under that regulation; and

(b) if the member is a pensioner member of an existing scheme and the conditions for payment of a death out of service lump sum death benefit under the rules of the existing scheme are met, a death out of service lump sum death benefit is payable under that scheme.