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PART 2Amendments to the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014

Amendment to regulation 79 (lump sum amount payable on death of active member) of the AFP Regulations 2014

13.  Regulation 79 (lump sum amount payable on death of active member) of the AFP Regulations 2014 is amended by—

(a)Substituting in paragraph (1) “paragraphs (2), (2A) and (2B)” for “paragraph (2)”, and

(b)inserting after paragraph (2)—

(2A) If the member was both an active member and a pensioner member and the amount payable under regulation 81 (lump sum amount payable on death of pensioner member) is greater than the amount payable under paragraph (1), the amount payable under regulation 81 is payable instead of the amount specified in paragraph (1).

(2B) If the member was both an active member and a deferred member or a pensioner member of a connected scheme, the amount specified in paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate of any payments made to or in respect of the member by way of lump sum on the death of the member under any connected scheme.