The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987

War service

F2.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person’s war service is, subject to paragraph (2), the period of his whole-time service at any time after 2nd September 1939 and before 30th June 1950, while 18 years old or older, in the armed forces of the Crown, in the merchant navy or the mercantile marine, or in any of the women’s services specified in Schedule 14.

(2) Subject to regulation F1(2), a person’s war service does not include—

(a) any period in respect of which any non-effective pay or excess remuneration has been received by him and not refunded,

(b) any period that was, or falls to be treated as having been, reckonable by him as non-contributing or contributing service, or a period of contribution, for the purposes of the former Regulations, or of a local Act scheme,

(c) any period that has at any time been taken into account (whether at its full length or otherwise) for the purpose of calculating any benefit under any other occupational pension scheme, or

(d) any period that is or has at any time been capable of being taken into account otherwise than under this Part (whether at its full length or otherwise) for the purpose of calculating any benefit under any occupational pension scheme; but in the case of a person to whom regulation F3(2)(f) applies “benefit” does not include a benefit under the war service provisions of a public service scheme