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F5.—(1) A lump sum payable under any of regulations F1 to F4 will be paid in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) If a member dies without leaving a surviving partner and without having made a nomination in favour of another person, the lump sum will be paid to the member's personal representatives.
(3) If a member dies leaving a surviving partner and without having made a nomination in favour of another person, the lump sum will be paid to that surviving partner unless—
(a)the member has given notice to the Scottish Ministers that the surviving partner is not to receive the payment and has not revoked that notice;
(b)the surviving partner has been convicted of an offence specified in regulation T7(2) (loss of rights to benefits) and the Scottish Ministers have directed, as a consequence of that conviction, that the surviving partner's right to payment in respect of the member's death is forfeited; or
(c)payment to the surviving partner is not, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, reasonably practicable,
in which case the lump sum shall be paid to the member's personal representatives.
(4) If a member dies having made a nomination in favour of one person (whether or not he also leaves a surviving partner), the lump sum will be paid to that nominee unless—
(a)the member has given notice to the Scottish Ministers revoking that nomination;
(b)the nominee has died before the payment could be made;
(c)the nominee has been convicted of an offence specified in regulation T7(2) and the Scottish Ministers have directed, as a consequence of that conviction, that the nominee's right to payment in respect of the member's death is forfeited; or
(d)payment to the nominee is not, in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers, reasonably practicable,
in which case the lump sum will be paid to the member's personal representatives.
(5) If a member dies having made a nomination in favour of two or more persons (whether or not the member also leaves a surviving partner) and has not given notice to the Scottish Ministers revoking that notice, the lump sum will be paid to those nominees, unless—
(a)one or more of those nominees has—
(i)died before the payment could be made; or
(ii)been convicted of an offence specified in regulation T7(2) and the Scottish Ministers have directed, as a consequence of that conviction, that the nominee or nominees' right to payment in respect of the member's death is forfeited; or
(b)the Scottish Ministers are of the opinion that payment to one or more of the nominees is not reasonably practicable,
in which case the percentage of the lump sum due to that nominee, or as the case may be, those nominees will be paid to the member's personal representatives.
(6) A nomination may only be made by a member—
(a)who is in pensionable employment in this Section of the scheme at the time of making the nomination; or
(b)whose pensionable employment in this Section of the scheme ceased on, or after, 1st April 2008.
(7) A nomination must specify one or more persons who may be—
(a)an individual;
(b)a body corporate;
(c)an unincorporated body; or
(d)the member's personal representatives,
but is not entitled to specify one or more persons referred to in sub-paragraph (a) together with a body referred to in either of sub-paragraphs (b) or (c).
(8) A nomination or notice referred to in this regulation is only valid—
(a)if addressed to the Scottish Ministers;
(b)upon receipt by the Scottish Ministers;
(c)if made (or revoked) in writing; and
(d)if it nominates the whole of the lump sum to a nominee and, in the case of a nomination specifying more than one person, if it also specifies the percentage of the lump sum to be paid to each such individual.
(9) A member who has any pensionable employment in this Section of the scheme on or after 1st April 2008 cannot give a notice referred to in paragraph (3)(a).
(10) If the lump sum on death does not exceed the specified amount, the Scottish Ministers may pay it to any person claiming to be the member's personal representative or to be entitled to a share of it, without requiring proof of the title of the person concerned.
(11) In paragraph (10), “the specified amount” means £5,000 or any higher amount specified in an order made under section 6(1) of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 M1 as the amount to be treated as substituted for references to £500 in section 1 of that Act.
(12) In this regulation “surviving partner” means a—
(a)widow;
(b)widower;
(c)civil partner; or
(d)nominated partner,
who survives the member.
(13) In the case of a Waiting Period Joiner, a notice given by a member for the purposes of regulation 2.E.21 or 3.E.21 of the 2008 Section of the Scheme shall be treated as a nomination or notice given by the member for the purposes of this regulation.
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