(1) After section 53(5) of the State Superannuation Act 1988 insert —
"(5A) If subsection (3), (4), (4A) or (5) applies and there are any dependants, the Board may in its discretion pay the whole or part of the benefit to the personal representative of the new scheme member.".
(2) After section 53(8) of the State Superannuation Act 1988 insert —
"(9) For the purposes of this section, personal representative has the same meaning as it has in section 5(1) of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 .".