The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1993

Payment of benefits

E31.—(1) Benefits under this Part are payable by the Secretary of State.

(2) A benefit that does not consist of a single payment shall normally be paid monthly; but–

(a) may, on the application of the person entitled thereto, be paid quarterly; or

(b) may be paid in such instalments and at such intervals as the Secretary of State may think appropriate.

(3) Where payment of any such sum is due in respect of a period which is less than the interval at which it is payable–

(a) the amount payable in respect of each complete month of the period shall be 1/12th of the annual rate of the sum; and

(b) the amount payable in respect of a period of less than 1 complete month shall be

where–

• A is the annual rate of the benefit,

• B is the number of days in respect of which the benefit is payable, and

• C is the total number of days in the month in which the days in B fall.

(4) If the person entitled to payment of a benefit is a person under legal disability by reason of nonage, or is incapable by reason of infirmity of mind or body of managing his affairs, the Secretary of State may–

(a) pay it to any person having the care of the person entitled; or

(b) apply it as he thinks fit for the benefit of the person entitled or his dependants.