PART 6Survivor benefits

CHAPTER 1Adult survivor

Polygamous marriage120

1

This regulation applies if—

a

a member dies without leaving a surviving adult dependant;

b

at the date of death, the member was married to one or more persons under a law which permits polygamy; and

c

had the member left a surviving adult dependant any benefit would have been payable to that dependant as such.

2

The benefit mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) is payable—

a

if there is only one such person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), to that person;

b

if there are two or more such persons, to those persons in equal shares.

3

Such a person's share of a pension does not increase on the death of any other such person.