The Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme) Order 1999

Payment of lump sums on death

7.—(1) Any lump sum payable on a contributor’s death shall be paid or applied (by way of settlement or otherwise) within 2 years of the contributor’s death by the Parliamentary corporation to or for the benefit of any one or more of–

(a) any individual nominated by the contributor in writing;

(b) the contributor’s dependants, children, parents, grandparents and descendants of such persons; and

(c) the contributor’s executors.

(2) The decision as to which individual or individuals should receive part or all of the lump sum and how much each shall receive shall be at the discretion of the Parliamentary corporation.

(3) Any part of the lump sum which has not been so paid or applied within 2 years of the contributor’s death shall be paid to the contributor’s executors.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, a lump sum includes a refund of contributions.