3.—(1) The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 138 (payment of death grant) for “a death grant is payable as follows” substitute “where a death grant is to be paid, the payment must be made”.
(3) In regulation 139(1) (death in service grant) for “is payable” substitute “may be paid”.
(4) In regulation 140(1) (death out of service grant) for “is payable” substitute “may be paid”.
(5) In regulation 141(1) (supplementary death grant payable on death of pensioner member) for “is payable” substitute “may be paid”.
(6) In regulation 158(1) (death grant: death of pension credit member before pension becomes payable) for “is payable” substitute “may be paid”.
(7) In regulation 159(1) (death grant: death of pension credit member after benefits payable) for “is payable” substitute “may be paid”.
(8) In regulation 160 (payment of death grant) for “the death grant must be paid” substitute “where a death grant is to be paid, the payment must be made”.
S.I. 2014/512, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.