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K4.—(1) In this article “the three month period”, in relation to a person who has died, means the period of three months beginning with the day following the date of his death.
(2) Where the surviving spouse of a person who–
(a)has been a participating member; and
(b)was at the time of his death a pensioner member,
is entitled to receive a pension under article K1, paragraphs (3) and (4) shall apply.
(3) If, for any part of the three month period, the aggregate of the following amounts, namely:–
(a)the amount payable to the surviving spouse by way of pension under article K1 apart from this paragraph; and
(b)any amount which (by direction of the Parliamentary corporation under article K2(3)) is payable to the surviving spouse by way of pension under article K2 for the benefit of any eligible child or children of the deceased,
is less than the amount mentioned in paragraph (4), then for that part of that period the amount payable to the surviving spouse by way of pension under article K1 shall be increased by the difference.
(4) The said amount is the amount which, if the deceased had lived, would have been payable to him for the part of the three month period in question by way of pension under one or both of articles F1 and F2.
(5) Where a participating member has died, paragraphs (6) and (7) (so far as applicable) shall apply if his surviving spouse is entitled to receive a pension under article K1 or if a children’s pension under article K2 is payable for the benefit of any eligible child or children of his.
(6) If, for any part of the three month period, the aggregate of the following amounts, namely:–
(a)the amount payable to the deceased’s surviving spouse by way of pension under article K1 apart from this paragraph; and
(b)any amount which (by direction of the Parliamentary corporation under article K2(3)) is payable to the surviving spouse by way of pension under article K2 for the benefit of any eligible child or children of the deceased,
is less than the amount mentioned in paragraph (7), then for that part of that period the amount payable to the surviving spouse by way of pension under article K1 shall be increased by the difference.
(7) The said amount is the amount which would have been payable to the deceased for the part of the three month period in question if–
(a)the deceased had lived and had at the material time become entitled to a pension under article F1; and
(b)the annual amount of that pension had been a sum equal to a member’s salary at the rate in force at the material time.
(8) In paragraph (7) “the material time” means the date of the deceased’s death.
(9) The preceding provisions of this article are without prejudice to paragraphs (3), (4) and (6) of article K1 (duration of surviving spouse’s pension and restrictions on payment).
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