In these Regulations—

• “annual payment” means the amount payable to a beneficiary in respect of each year determined in accordance with regulation 17 or 17C of, and Schedule 2 to, the FAS Regulations;

• “beneficiary” means a qualifying member or, after a qualifying member’s death, the survivor and surviving dependants of that qualifying member;

• “ill health payment” means a payment made to a beneficiary determined in accordance with regulation 17A of, and Schedule 2A to, the FAS Regulations;

• “initial payment” means a payment made to a beneficiary in accordance with regulation 18 of, and Schedule 2 to, the FAS Regulations;

• “interim ill health payment” means a payment made to a beneficiary in accordance with regulation 17B of, and Schedule 2A to, the FAS Regulations;

• “surviving dependant” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 16B of the FAS Regulations2;

• “survivor” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 16A of the FAS Regulations3;

• “the FAS Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 20054;

• “the FAS Appeals Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 20055;

• “the FAS Information and Payments Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Provision of Information and Administration of Payments) Regulations 20056; and

• “the FAS Internal Review Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 20057.