Children’s pensions: pensioner members37.
(1)
The amount of the pension of an eligible child of a deceased pensioner member is calculated as follows.
(2)
If a survivor benefit is payable under regulation 36—
(a)
where there is only one such child, the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership used in calculating his benefits under these Regulations by his final pay, and dividing by 320; and
(b)
where there is more than one such child—
(i)
the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership used in calculating his benefits under these Regulations by his final pay, and dividing by 160; and
(ii)
those children are jointly entitled in equal shares.
(3)
If no survivor benefit is payable under regulation 36—
(a)
where there is only one such child, the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership used in calculating his benefits under these Regulations by his final pay, and dividing by 240; and
(b)
where there is more than one such child—
(i)
the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership used in calculating his benefits under these Regulations by his final pay, and dividing by 120; and
(ii)
those children are jointly entitled in equal shares.