The Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014

Nominations for lump sum death benefits

84.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 78 (death of a member: lump sum benefit), a member may nominate—

(a) one or more individuals;

(b) one incorporated or unincorporated body; or

(c) one or more individuals and one incorporated or unincorporated body.

(2) A nomination may specify how payments are to be apportioned between—

(a) two or more individuals; or

(b) one or more individuals and one incorporated or unincorporated body.

(3) A nomination must be made by signed notice in writing to the scheme administrator in such form as the scheme manager may require or is willing to accept.

(4) A member may revoke or alter a nomination by a further signed notice in writing to the scheme administrator in such form as the scheme manager may require or is willing to accept.

(5) The nomination of a person is invalid—

(a) if—

(i) the person nominated is an individual who was the spouse, civil partner or other adult dependant of the member at the date the nomination was made and is not the spouse, civil partner or other adult dependant of the member immediately before the member’s death; and

(ii) the member did not confirm the nomination by notice in writing to the scheme administrator after the marriage, civil partnership or adult dependency ended; or

(b) if the person nominated is an individual who predeceases the member.

(6) If a person nominated is convicted of the offence of murder of the member, the person’s nomination is to be treated as invalid from the member’s death.

(7) If a person nominated is convicted of manslaughter or any other offence (apart from murder) of which the unlawful killing or wounding of the member is an element, the scheme manager may determine that the nomination is to be treated as invalid from the member’s death.