The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2014 No. 217

PART 6 Survivor’s benefits

CHAPTER 3 Death grant

SECTION 1 General

Payment of death grant

135.  On the death of a member (D), a death grant is payable as follows—

(a) to D’s death grant beneficiary;

(b) if there is more than one death grant beneficiary, to those beneficiaries in the shares determined in accordance with regulation 130(4) and (5); or

(c) if there is no death grant beneficiary—

(i) to D’s surviving adult; or

(ii) if there is no surviving adult, to D’s executors as part of D’s estate.