The National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 2002

Compensation where lump sum on death becomes payable

9.—(1) Where the widow, widower, nominee or the personal representative of an entitled officer is entitled to receive a lump sum on death under regulation F5 of the Pension Scheme Regulations(1) (payment of lump sum), that widow, widower, nominee or personal representative shall be entitled under these Regulations to an amount equal to the amount by which such a lump sum on death would have been increased if, for the purpose of calculating the lump sum on death—

(a) there were also taken into account the additional period of service credited to the entitled officer as if it were pensionable service;

(b) the annual allowance or lump sum payable under regulation 4 were treated as if it were a pension payable under regulation E3 or, where applicable, a lump sum on retirement payable under regulation E6 of the Pension Scheme Regulations; and

(c) where any proportion of an annual allowance has been surrendered under regulation 7, there were taken into account the amount which would have been paid but for such a surrender.

(2) For the purpose of this regulation “nominee” means a person specified in a notice given by an entitled officer to the Secretary of State for the purpose of regulation F5(3A) of the Pension Scheme Regulations.

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Regulation F5 was amended by S.I. 2000/605.