22.—(1) The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 21 (absence from work), in paragraph (1)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “, or”; and
(c)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f)parental bereavement leave.”.
(3) In regulation 28 (pensionable earnings: break in service), in paragraph (2)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “, or”; and
(c)after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“(f)parental bereavement leave.”.
(4) In regulation 67 (effect of being absent or leaving and rejoining scheme during contributions payment period), after paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)is on parental bereavement leave;”.
(5) In Schedule 8 (practitioner income), in paragraph 3—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3)(b), after “parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (4)(b), after “parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”.
(6) In Schedule 13 (definitions), in the appropriate place in Column 1, insert “parental bereavement leave”, and for the corresponding entry in Column 2 insert “means leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996”.