Amendment of principal Regulations

15.  In regulation E24(1) (amount and duration of short-term family benefits) —

(a)for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph

(3) Subject to paragraph (4) the duration of the short-term pension payable shall be determined from the table below and, in that table, “adult pension”means a short-term pension payable to the spouse or nominated beneficiary.

CategoryPerson falling within regulation E23 (2)Duration of pension (months)
1.Spouse or nominated beneficiary3
2.One child or more where an adult pension is payable3
3.One child or more where no adult pension is payable6

(b)paragraph (4) shall be omitted.

(1)

Regulation E24 was amended by S.I. 1993/114.