The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009

Interpretation

2.  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 Regulations(1);

“survivor” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 16A of the FAS Regulations(2);

“the FAS Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme Regulations 2005(3);

“the FAS Appeals Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 2005(4);

“the FAS Information and Payments Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Provision of Information and Administration of Payments) Regulations 2005(5); and

“the FAS Internal Review Regulations” means the Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005(6).

(1)

Regulation 16B is inserted into the FAS Regulations by these Regulations.

(2)

Regulation 16A is inserted into the FAS Regulations by these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2005/1986 as amended by S.I. 2005/3256, 2006/3370, 2007/3581, 2008/1432, 2008/1903, 2008/3069, 2008/3241 and 2009/792.

(4)

S.I. 2005/3273 as amended by S.I. 2006/3370, 2008/1903, 2008/2683 and 2009/792.

(5)

S.I. 2005/2189 as amended by S.I. 2005/3256, 2007/3581, 2008/1903 and 2009/792.

(6)

S.I. 2005/1994 as amended by S.I. 2005/3256, 2006/349, 2006/3370, 2008/1903 and 2009/792.