PART 2Amendments to the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014

Amendment to regulation 81 (lump sum amount payable on death of pensioner member) of the AFP Regulations 2014

14.  Regulation 81 (lump sum amount payable on death of pensioner member) of the AFP Regulations 2014 is amended by—

(a)omitting in paragraph (2)(a) “but subtracting the commutation amount (if any)”,

(b)substituting in paragraph (3) “79” for “80”, and

(c)inserting after paragraph (4)—

(4A) If the member was both a pensioner member and a pensioner member of a connected scheme, the amount specified in paragraph (1), or as the case may be, paragraph (3) or (4), is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate of any payments made to or in respect of the member by way of lump sum on the death of the member under any connected scheme.