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(1) If a member dies before reaching the age of 75, the Secretary of State may pay a lump sum to any of the following—
(a)the person or persons nominated by the member in accordance with rule E.21,
(b)any person who is entitled to a pension under rule E.1 or to whom a pension may be awarded under rule E.2, or
(c)the member’s personal representatives.
(2) If two or more persons have been so nominated and the Secretary of State decides to pay the lump sum to them—
(a)the payment is to be made to them in such proportions as the member has specified in the nomination, or
(b)if no proportions are so specified, in such proportions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(3) This rule does not apply if—
(a)the member is—
(i)a pensioner member, or
(ii)a pension credit member who dies after any benefits attributable to his pension credit have become payable, and
(b)the death takes place—
(i)more than five years after the member’s pension becomes payable, or
(ii)after the member’s pension has been commuted under rule J.8 (commutation of small pensions).
(4) Any lump sum that is paid under this rule must be paid before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the member died.
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