The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations (Medical and Dental Practitioners)

14.  In Schedule 2—

(1) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) of paragraph 3 (Meaning of “Superannuable earnings”) at the beginning there shall be inserted “in the case of a dental practitioner,”

(2) In paragraph (6) (Meaning of “superannuable earnings” in relation to other practitioners)—

(a) before the word “In” there shall be inserted “(1)”;

(b) after paragraph 1 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2) In the case of—

(a) a practitioner providing piloted services, superannuable earnings means all fees and other regular payments paid to the practitioner in respect of the provision of piloted services, but does not include bonuses or payments made to cover expenses or for overtime;

(b) a practitioner employed as a pilot scheme employee, “superannuable earnings” means all salaries or wages paid to the practitioner in respect of employment as a practitioner, but does not include bonuses or payments made to cover expenses or for overtime.”

(3) In paragraph 19 (Members absent from work) after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(6) For the purposes of these Regulations for the duration of any pilot scheme—

(a) a member who provides piloted services under a pilot scheme and who is absent from work by reason of illness or injury shall be treated as a practitioner whether or not his name is included on a medical list prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme; and

(b) a member who performs piloted services under a pilot scheme and who is absent from work by reason of illness or injury shall be treated as an officer whether or not his name is included on a medical list prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme.”.