Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011

5.

Discontinuance of death benefit — parents.

5.— (1) Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “sections 81, 83 and 84” for “sections 81 to 84”.

(2) Section 82 of the Principal Act is repealed.

(3) Section 241(2) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (c) by substituting “sections 81 and 83” for “sections 81, 82 and 83”, and

(b) in paragraph (f) by substituting “section 81 or 83” for “section 81, 82 or 83”.

(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 82 of the Principal Act effected by subsection (2)

(a) where a person is in receipt of death benefit under section 82 of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section, or

(b) where a person makes a claim for death benefit under section 82 of the Principal Act and the claim has not been fully determined before the commencement of this section and the person would have become entitled to death benefit but for subsection (2),

death benefit under section 82 of the Principal Act shall be payable for so long as the person continues to be entitled to the benefit under the Principal Act and regulations made thereunder as if subsection (2) had not been commenced.