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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021

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Part 4: Financial redress: redress payments

Chapter 4: Death of applicant
Section 73: Nominated beneficiary’s death etc.

213.This section provides for what happens where a nominated beneficiary who has taken over a redress application subsequently dies themselves. Under subsection (2), if the nominated beneficiary dies during the course of the application (or ceases to exist if an organisation), the application comes to an end. Under subsection (3), if the nominated beneficiary was an individual and had accepted an offer of redress payment by signing a waiver before their death, the redress payment will be paid to their estate.

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