Death during period of absenceN.I.
89.—(1) This regulation applies if a person dies during a period when the person is absent from work because of—
(a)illness or injury,
(b)ordinary maternity leave,
(c)ordinary adoption leave,
(d)paternity leave or parental leave,
and the earnings used to calculate the person's pensionable pay have ceased to be paid before the person's death.
(2) Any benefits payable under this Chapter must be calculated as if the person had died in pensionable service on the day before those earnings ceased.