63Entitlement to Gold Membership, Double Gold Membership or Junior Gold Membership on death of certain SCG Members

63 Entitlement to Gold Membership, Double Gold Membership or Junior Gold Membership on death of certain SCG Members

63 Entitlement to Gold Membership, Double Gold Membership or Junior Gold Membership on death of certain SCG Members

(1) This clause applies to a deceased Member, being a person who was, immediately before the person’s death, a Gold Member, Double Gold Member or Junior Gold Member and was not admitted to that class of membership by way of—

(a) an entitlement under this clause, or

(b) a transfer under clause 67.

(2) If the deceased Member left a will and did not hold Guest cards or Club cards, the person entitled to be admitted to Gold Membership, Double Gold Membership or Junior Gold Membership, in accordance with the class of membership held by the deceased Member, is—

(a) the person specifically nominated in the will as being entitled to the membership, or

(b) if there is a single beneficiary under the will and paragraph (a) does not apply—the beneficiary, or

(c) if there are 2 or more beneficiaries under the will and paragraph (a) does not apply—the beneficiary nominated by the deceased Member’s legal personal representative.

(3) If the deceased Member left a will and held Guest cards or Club cards, whether as a Gold Member who transferred from Regular Membership or as a Double Gold Member, the following applies—

(a) if the will specifically nominates a person as being entitled to the membership, that person is entitled to—

(i) in accordance with the class of membership held by the deceased Member, be admitted to Gold Membership as if the person were a former Regular Member or to Double Gold Membership, and

(ii) a transfer of the deceased Member’s cards,

(b) if the will specifically nominates one person as being entitled to the membership and another person as being entitled to the Guest and Club cards—both persons are entitled to be admitted to Gold Membership, but not as if they were former Regular Members,

(c) if there is a single beneficiary under the will and paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, the beneficiary is entitled to—

(i) in accordance with the class of membership held by the deceased Member, be admitted to Gold Membership as if the beneficiary were a former Regular Member or to Double Gold Membership, and