PART 4Pension accounts

CHAPTER 9Pension accounts for survivor members

Establishment of survivor member's account61

1

The scheme manager must establish a pension account for each person who is entitled to a pension under this scheme as a surviving partner or eligible child following the death of an active member, deferred member or pensioner member.

2

The scheme manager must—

a

close the active member's account or the deferred member's account or the retirement account (as the case maybe) and the added pension account (if any); and

b

establish a pension account for each survivor member.

3

For the purpose of these Regulations—

a

a person entitled to a pension in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) is called a survivor member; and

b

an account established under paragraph (2)(b) is called a survivor member's account.