The Transport Act 2000 (Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme) Order 2001

Amount of death benefits

S6—(a) Rule 25.1 is modified so that the lump sum death benefit in respect of S Category members who are Current Members shall be whichever of the following is applicable:-

(i) in the case of a married Member who is not a Lower Rate Contributor and who joined the A D Scheme on or before 26 February 1970, the amount by which five times his Fund Salary at the date of death exceeds the capital cost (determined by the Trustees with the advice of the Actuary) of providing the pension described in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) in paragraph 2.3 in Section B of Appendix 5 (Contracting-out); or

(ii) in the case of a married Member who is not a Lower Rate Contributor and who joined the A D Scheme after 26 February 1970, the amount by which four times his Fund Salary at the date of death is greater than the amount by which the capital cost (determined by the Trustees with the advice of the Actuary,) of providing the pension described in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) in paragraph 2.3 in Section B of Appendix 5 (Contracting-out) exceeds his Fund Salary at the date of death; or

(iii) in the case of a married Member who is a Lower Rate Contributor the amount by which three time his Fund Salary, at the date of death exceeds the capital cost (determined by the Trustees with the advice of the Actuary) of providing the pension described in subparagraph (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) in paragraph 2.3 in Section B of Appendix 5 (Contracting-out); or

(iv) in the case of all unmarried Members an amount equal to three times Fund Salary at the date of death;

disregarding for the above purpose in respect of a Class A Member any part of his Fund Salary, which exceeds the Permitted Maximum at the date of the Member’s death.

(b) Proviso (ii) to Rule 25.2 shall not apply and the following shall be substituted for that proviso in respect of S Category Members:-

(ii) if the Member’s Spouse was born more than ten years after him the pension payable to such Spouse under Rule 28 shall be reduced by not more than 2.5% for each complete year of age disparity in excess of ten.

(c) Rule 25.3 shall not apply.

(d) Rule 25.4 is modified so that only sub-paragraph (c) thereof applies.