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2.F.1.—(1) This Chapter supplements the rights conferred by or under [F1Chapter 1 (transfer rights: general) of Part 4ZA of the 1993 Act].
(2) This Chapter is without prejudice to [F2that Chapter or Chapter 2 (early leavers: cash transfer sums and contribution refunds) of that Part].
(3) Accordingly—
(a)a member to whom [F3Chapter 1] of that Part applies (see [F4section 93] of that Act) is entitled to require the payment of a transfer value in respect of the rights to benefit that have accrued to or in respect of the member under this Section of the scheme; and
(b)a member to whom [F5Chapter 2] of that Part applies (see section 101AA(1) of that Act) is entitled to a cash transfer sum or a contribution refund in accordance with that Chapter.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) and the other provisions of this Chapter, any other member is entitled to require such a payment as if such rights had accrued to or in respect of the member by reference to the pensionable service the member is entitled to count under this Section of the scheme (and references in this Chapter to the member's accrued rights or benefits are to be read accordingly).
(5) Paragraph (4) does not—
(a)give any rights to an active member;
(b)give any rights to a pensioner member in respect of the pension to which the member has become entitled; or
(c)give any rights to a pension credit member in respect of rights that are directly attributable to a pension credit.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2.F.1(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 26(a) (with reg. 53)
F2Words in reg. 2.F.1(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 26(b) (with reg. 53)
F3Words in reg. 2.F.1(3)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 26(c)(i) (with reg. 53)
F4Words in reg. 2.F.1(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1, 31
F5Words in reg. 2.F.1(3)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(d) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 26(c)(ii) (with reg. 53)
2.F.2.—(1) A member who requires a transfer value payment to be made must apply in writing to the Scottish Ministers for a statement of the amount of the cash equivalent of the member's accrued benefits under this Section of the scheme at the guarantee date (a “statement of entitlement”).
(2) In this Part, the “guarantee date” means any date that—
(a)falls within the required period;
(b)is chosen by the Scottish Ministers;
(c)is specified in the statement of entitlement; and
(d)is within the period of 10 days ending with the date on which the member is provided with the statement of entitlement.
(3) The member may withdraw the application for a statement of entitlement by notice in writing at any time before the statement is provided.
(4) In paragraph (2) “the required period” means—
(a)the period of three months beginning with the date of the member's application for a statement of entitlement; or
(b)such longer period beginning with that date (but not exceeding 6 months) as may reasonably be required if, for reasons beyond the control of the Scottish Ministers, the requisite information cannot be obtained to calculate the amount of the cash equivalent.
(5) In counting the period of 10 days referred to in paragraph (2)(d), Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday are excluded.
2.F.3.—(1) A member who has applied for and received a statement of entitlement under regulation 2.F.2 (applications for statements of entitlement) may apply in writing to the Scottish Ministers for a transfer value payment to be made.
(2) On making such an application a member becomes entitled to a payment of an amount equal, or amounts equal in aggregate, to the amount specified in the statement of entitlement (or such other amount as may be payable by virtue of regulation 2.F.4(2) (applications for transfer value payments: time limits).
(3) In this Part such a payment is referred to as the “guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment”.
(4) The application must specify the pension scheme or other arrangement to which the payment or payments should be applied.
(5) The application must meet such other conditions as the Scottish Ministers may require.
(6) An application under this regulation may be withdrawn by notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers, unless an agreement for the application of the whole or part of the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment has been entered into with a third party before the notice is given.
2.F.4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), an application under regulation 2.F.3(1) (applications for transfer value payments: general) must be made before the end of the period of three months beginning with the guarantee date, and the payment must be made no later than—
(a)6 months after that date; or
(b)if it is earlier, the date on which the member reaches 65.
(2) If the payment is made later than 6 months after the guarantee date, the amount of the payment to which the member is entitled must be increased by—
(a)the amount by which the amount specified in the statement of entitlement falls short of the amount it would have been if the guarantee date had been the date on which the payment is made; or
(b)if it is greater and there was no reasonable excuse for the delay in payment, interest on the amount specified in the statement of entitlement, calculated on a daily basis over the period from the guarantee date to the date when the payment is made at an annual rate of 1% above the base rate.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies if—
(a)disciplinary or court proceedings against the member are begun within 12 months after the member leaves the employment which qualified the member to belong to this Section of the scheme; and
(b)it appears to the Scottish Ministers that the proceedings may lead to all or part of the member's benefits being forfeited under regulation 2.J.8 (forfeiture of rights to benefit).
(4) The Scottish Ministers may defer doing what is needed to carry out what the member requires until the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which those proceedings (including any proceedings on appeal) are concluded.
(5) In any case where a direction is given under regulation 2.J.8 for the forfeiture of a member's benefits, this regulation applies as if the amount specified in the statement of entitlement were reduced by an amount equal to the value of the benefits forfeited, as determined by the scheme actuary.
(6) In respect of an applicant who [F6falls within regulation 2.F.1(4)]—
(a)whose application requires the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment to be made to an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme, an application under paragraph (1) may only be made if—
(i)the applicant became a member of that scheme not later than the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day after the date on which the member ceased to be in the pensionable service in which the rights accrued (“the leaving date”); and
(ii)the application is made not later than—
(aa)the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the applicant became a member of that scheme; or
(bb)if the applicant became a member of that scheme on or before the leaving date, the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day after the leaving date; and
(b)in any other case, an application under paragraph (1) may only be made before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day after the leaving date.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in reg. 2.F.4(6) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1, 32
2.F.5.—(1) [F7A deferred member] may only require the Scottish Ministers to apply the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment in one or more of the ways permitted under section 95 (ways of taking right to cash equivalent) of the 1993 Act.
[F8(2) In any other case, a member may only require the Scottish Ministers to apply the guaranteed equivalent transfer value payment in one or more of the ways permitted under section 101AE of the 1993 Act.]
(3) The whole of the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment must be applied, unless paragraph (4) applies.
(4) The benefits attributable to—
(a)the member's accrued rights to a guaranteed minimum pension; or
(b)the member's accrued rights attributable to service in contracted-out employment on or after 6th April 1997,
is to be excluded from the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment if section 96(2) (trustees or managers of certain receiving schemes or arrangements able and willing to accept a transfer payment only in respect of the member's other rights) of the 1993 Act applies.
(5) A transfer payment may only be made to—
(a)a pension scheme that is registered under Chapter 2 (registration of pension schemes) of Part 4 of the 2004 Act; or
(b)an arrangement that is a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme for the purposes of that Part (see section 169(2) (recognised charges) of the 2004 Act).
[F9(6) Paragraph (1) applies whether or not the deferred member is entitled to a guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment under Chapter 1 (transfer rights: general) of Part 4ZA of the 1993 Act.]
Textual Amendments
F7Words in reg. 2.F.5(1) substituted (13.3.2017) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 27(a) (with reg. 53)
F8Reg. 2.F.5(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1, 33(1)(b)
2.F.6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (5), the amount of the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment is to be calculated and verified by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with the Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1996 M1.
(2) Before determining the factors to be used in the calculation of the member's guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment, the Scottish Ministers must take advice from the scheme actuary.
(3) Subject to paragraph (5), if the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) is less than the member's minimum transfer value (if any), the amount of the guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment is to be equal to that value instead.
(4) In paragraph (3) “minimum transfer value” means—
(a)in the case of a person other than a 2008 Section Optant, the sum of—
(i)any transfer value payments that have been made to this Section of the scheme in respect of the person as a result of which the person is entitled to count any pensionable service under this Section of the scheme by reference to which the accrued rights subject to the transfer are calculated; and
(ii)any contributions paid by the person under Chapter 2.C (contributions) as a result of which the person is entitled to count such service; and
(b)in the case of a 2008 Section Optant, the sum of—
(i)any transfer value payments that have been made to this Section of the scheme in respect of the person as a result of which the person is entitled to count any pensionable service under this Section of the scheme by reference to which the accrued rights subject to the transfer are calculated;
(ii)any contributions paid by the person under Chapter 2.C as a result of which the person is entitled to count such service; and
(iii)the aggregate of any—
(aa)transfer value payments that have been made to the 1995 Section in respect of the Optant;
(bb)any contributions paid by the Optant under regulation D1 (contributions by members) of the 2011 Regulations in respect of pensionable employment in that Section on or before 31st March 2008; and
(cc)any payments made by the Optant under regulation Q1 (right to buy additional service) of the 2011 Regulations for the purchase of additional service,
which entitle the Optant to count, under Chapter 2.K of this Section of the scheme, any pensionable service by reference to which the accrued rights subject to the transfer are calculated.
(5) If the transfer value payment is made under the public sector transfer arrangements, the amount of the transfer value payment is to be calculated—
(a)in accordance with those arrangements rather than paragraphs (1) and (3); and
(b)by reference to the guidance and tables provided by the scheme actuary for the purposes of this paragraph that are in use on the date used for the calculation.
(6) In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 2.K.12.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1996/1847, amended by 1997/786 and 1613, 2003/1727, 2005/72, 686, 706 and 3377, 2006/34 and 744, 2007/60, 2008/1050 and 2450, 2009/615, 2011/1246 and 2012/692.
2.F.7.—(1) If a transfer value payment is made under this Chapter in respect of a person's rights under this Section of the scheme, those rights are extinguished.
2.F.8.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, an active member may apply for a transfer value payment in respect of some or all of the rights that have accrued to or in respect of the member under any kind of scheme or arrangement to which paragraph (2) applies, other than a FSAVC, to be accepted by this Section of the scheme.
(2) This paragraph applies to—
(a)an occupational pension scheme other than a corresponding health service scheme;
(b)a personal pension scheme;
(c)a registered buy-out policy;
(d)a corresponding 1995 scheme; and
(e)a corresponding 2008 scheme.
(3) A member who makes an application for a transfer value to be accepted by the Scottish Ministers in respect of the member's rights under a corresponding 2008 scheme may not also make an application for a transfer value to be accepted in respect of the member's rights under a corresponding 1995 scheme.
(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to rights that are directly attributable to a pension credit.
(5) In this regulation “FSAVC” means—
(a)a scheme which—
(i)immediately before 6th April 2006 was approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs by virtue of section 591(2)(h) (free-standing AVC schemes) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 M2; and
(ii)became a registered scheme for the purposes of the 2004 Act by virtue of Schedule 36 (pensions schemes etc: transitional provisions and savings) to that Act; or
(b)a scheme established on or after that date as a registered free-standing AVC scheme.
(6) In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 2.K.13.
Marginal Citations
M21988 c.1. Section 591 was repealed by Part 3 of Schedule 42 of the Finance Act 2004 (c.12).
2.F.9.—(1) An application under regulation 2.F.8 (right to apply for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme)—
(a)must be made in writing;
(b)must specify this Section of the scheme or arrangement from which the transfer value payment is to be made and the anticipated amount of the payment;
[F10(c)may only be made—
(i)during the period of one year beginning with the day on which the applicant becomes eligible to be an active member of this Section of the scheme and before the applicant reaches the age of 65; or
(ii)where the applicant is not eligible to be an active member of this Section of the scheme and the application is made in respect of a transfer from a corresponding 2008 scheme, during the period of one year beginning with the day on which the applicant becomes eligible to be an active member of the 2015 Scheme if on that day paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act [F11or paragraph 2 of schedule 7 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014] applies to the period of service in respect of which the transfer value payment will be made;] [F12or]
[F13(iii)where the applicant is not eligible to be an active member of this Section of the scheme and the application is made in respect of a period of service in an existing scheme (within the meaning of Schedule 5 to the 2013 Act or Schedule 5 to the 2014 Act) or an existing public body scheme listed in Schedule 10 to those Acts, during the period of one year beginning with the day on which the applicant becomes eligible to be an active member of the 2015 Scheme if—
(aa)paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act or paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2014 Act applies to the period of service in respect of which that transfer value payment will be made; and
(bb)the transfer value payment is not made and accepted under the public sector transfer arrangements.]
(d)must be made before the applicant reaches age 65;
(e)if the Scottish Ministers so require, may only be made if the member has first requested a statement—
(i)in the case of a transfer made under the public sector transfer arrangements, of the service that the member will be entitled to count as a result of the transfer if the payment is accepted by the Scottish Ministers; and
(ii)in a case where the transfer is not made under those arrangements (including a transfer of rights from a corresponding 1995 scheme), of the service that member will be entitled so to count if the payment is so accepted by the Scottish Ministers within such period as is specified in the statement; and
(f)must meet such other conditions as the Scottish Ministers may require.
(2) A statement given to the member in pursuance of such a request as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(e)—
(a)in the case mentioned in paragraph (1)(e)(i), must inform the member of the effect (if any) of regulation 2.A.13 (restriction on pensionable pay used for calculating benefits in respect of capped transferred-in service) in the member's case; and
(b)in the case mentioned in paragraph (1)(e)(ii), must specify such amount as is calculated in accordance with guidance and tables provided by the scheme actuary for the purpose.
Textual Amendments
F10Reg. 2.F.9(c) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/95), reg. 1(b), sch. 2 para. 12
F11Words in reg. 2.F.9(1)(c)(ii) inserted (13.3.2017) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 28 (with reg. 53)
F12Word in reg. 2.F.9(1)(c)(ii) inserted (31.1.2018) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/434), regs. 1(1), 12(2) (with reg. 19)
2.F.10.—(1) If an application is duly made by a member under regulation 2.F.8 (right to apply for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme) the Scottish Ministers may accept the transfer value payment if such conditions as the Scottish Ministers may require are met, unless paragraph (6) applies.
(2) If the Scottish Ministers accept the payment—
(a)the member is entitled to count the appropriate period of pensionable service for the purposes of calculating benefits payable to or in respect of the member under this Section of the scheme; but
(b)in the case of a member any of whose service falls to be treated as capped transferred-in service, with such period as so falls counting as such service M3.
(3) In paragraph (2)(a), “the appropriate period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 2.F.11 (calculation of transferred-in pensionable service).
(4) If the Scottish Ministers accept the payment from the member of a corresponding 1995 scheme, the relevant period of pensionable service must count when determining whether or not the member has reached 45 years of pensionable service for the purposes of regulation 2.A.4 (meaning of “pensionable service”: part-time service).
(5) In paragraph (4), “the relevant period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 2.F.11.
(6) The Scottish Ministers may not accept a transfer value payment if—
(a)it would be applied in whole or in part in respect of the member's F14... entitlement to a guaranteed minimum pension; and
(b)it is less than the amount required for that purpose, as calculated in accordance with guidance and tables prepared by the scheme actuary for the purposes of this paragraph.
(7) Paragraph (6) does not apply if the transfer would be paid under the public sector transfer arrangements.
(8) In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 2.K.13.
Textual Amendments
F14Words in reg. 2.F.10(6)(a) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1, 34
Marginal Citations
M3For the meaning of “capped transferred-in service” see regulation 2.F.12.
2.F.11.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the period of service that the member is entitled to count under regulation 2.F.10 (acceptance of transfer value payments) as the result of a transfer is to be calculated in accordance with any guidance and tables provided by the scheme actuary for that purpose.
(2) For the purposes of the calculation under paragraph (1), the member's annual pensionable pay is to be taken to be the amount of that pay as at the day on which the member's pensionable service begins (“the starting day”), unless paragraph (3) applies.
(3) If the transfer payment is received by the Scottish Ministers more than 12 months after the starting day, the member's annual pensionable pay is to be taken to be the amount of that pay as at the day on which the transfer payment is received.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply if—
(a)a written statement estimating the pensionable service that the member would be entitled to count as result of the transfer was given to the member by the Scottish Ministers during the period of three months ending 12 months after the starting day; and
(b)the transfer payment is received by the Scottish Ministers less than three months after the date of the statement.
(5) If the transfer value payment is accepted under the public sector transfer arrangements, the period of pensionable service the member is entitled to count is to be calculated—
(a)in accordance with those arrangements; and
(b)by reference to the guidance and tables provided by the scheme actuary for the purposes of this paragraph, that are in use on the date that is used by the transferring scheme for calculating the transfer value payment.
(6) If the transfer value payment is accepted from a corresponding 2008 scheme, the period of pensionable service the member is entitled to count is the period that the member would be entitled to count if—
(a)the member's employment to which that Section applied were NHS employment in respect of which the member was a member of this Section of the scheme; and
(b)the member's contributions to that Section were contributions to this Section of the scheme.
(7) In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 2.K.13.
2.F.12.—(1) This regulation applies if—
(a)the Scottish Ministers accept a transfer value payment in respect of a member under a transfer to which the public sector transfer arrangements apply; and
(b)the service in respect of which the transfer is made was, or included, capped service in employment to which the scheme from which the transfer value payment is made (“the transferring scheme”) applied.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, the same proportion of the service that the member is entitled to count under regulation 2.F.10(2)(a) (acceptance of transfer value payments) as the capped service bears to the whole of the service in respect of which the transfer is made is capped transferred-in service.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the service in respect of which the transfer is made was capped service so far as—
(a)in the case of service before 6th April 2006, the member was an active member of the transferring scheme whose pension under that Section in respect of the service was to be calculated by reference to remuneration limited in each tax year to the permitted maximum for that year within the meaning of section 590C(2) (earnings cap) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 M4; or
(b)in the case of service on or after 6th April 2006, the member was an active member of the transferring scheme whose pension under that Section in respect of the service was to be calculated by reference to remuneration limited in each tax year to an amount calculated in the same manner as the permitted maximum under that section was calculated for tax years ending before that date.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), it does not matter whether, apart from the application of the limit, the member's remuneration in any tax year would have exceeded the amount of the limit.
(5) In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 2.K.13.
Marginal Citations
M41988 c.1. Section 590C was repealed, subject to transitional provisions and savings, by Part 3 of Schedule 42 to the Finance Act 2004 (c.12).
2.F.13.—(1) This Chapter applies to a transfer where—
(a)the member is an active member of the 2015 Scheme;
(b)the member makes an application under regulation 2.F.8 for a transfer value payment in respect of some or all of the rights that have accrued to or in respect of the member under—
(i)an existing scheme listed in Schedule 5 to the 2013 Act;
(ii)an existing public body scheme listed in Schedule 10 to that Act;
(iii)another occupational pension scheme that participates in the Public Sector Transfer Club;
(c)the application under regulation 2.F.8 is made within one year beginning with the day the member became eligible to be an active member of the 2015 Scheme and before the member reaches the member’s normal pension age in the 2015 Scheme;
(d)the transfer value payment is made and accepted under the public sector transfer arrangements; and
(e)on the day the transfer is completed, paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act applies to the period of service in respect of which the transfer value payment is made.
(2) This Chapter also applies in the case of any other transfer to which the public sector transfer arrangements apply (not being a transfer referred to in paragraph (1)) as it applies in other cases, except to the extent that—
(a)any provision in this Chapter provides otherwise; or
(b)the arrangements themselves make different provision.]
Textual Amendments
2.F.14.—(1) This regulation applies if—
(a)the employment of one or more active members (“the transferring employees”) is transferred without the their consent to a new employer;
(b)on that transfer the transferring employees cease to be eligible to be active members of this Section of the scheme;
(c)after that transfer the transferring employees become active members of another occupational pension scheme (“the new employer's scheme”);
(d)the Scottish Ministers have agreed special terms for the making of transfer value payments in respect of the transferring employees to the new employer's scheme, after consultation with the scheme actuary; and
(e)the transferring employees have consented in writing to their rights being transferred in accordance with those terms.
(2) In the case of the transferring members or the transferred members, the transfer value payment to be paid—
(a)is not to be calculated in accordance with regulation 2.F.6 (calculating amounts of transfer value payments); and
(b)is such amount as the Scottish Ministers determine to be appropriate in accordance with the special terms after consulting the scheme actuary.
(3) This Chapter has effect with such modifications as are necessary to give effect to those terms.
(4) If the transfer is directly or indirectly attributable to an enactment, this Chapter has effect with such modifications as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary in consequence of the transfer.
(5) Where a member to whom this regulation applies is also a member to whom Part 3 applies, a bulk transfer under this regulation also operates as a transfer of that member's rights under Part 3.
2.F.15.—(1) This regulation applies if—
(a)the employment of one or more persons (“the transferred employees”) is transferred without their consent to a new employer;
(b)on that transfer the transferred employees cease to be active members of an occupational pension scheme (“the former employer's scheme”);
(c)after that transfer the transferred employees become active members of this Section of the scheme;
(d)the Scottish Ministers have agreed special terms for the acceptance of transfer value payments in respect of the transferred employees from the former employer's scheme, after consulting the scheme actuary; and
(e)the transferred employees have consented in writing to their rights being transferred in accordance with those terms.
(2) This Section of the scheme has effect with such modifications as are necessary to give effect to the terms mentioned in paragraph (1)(e).
(3) If the transfer is directly or indirectly attributable to an enactment, this Section of the scheme has effect with such modifications as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary in consequence of the transfer.
2.F.16.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a member whose transfer is subject to transfer arrangements concluded with any scheme for the provision of retirement benefits established outside the United Kingdom.
(2) This Section of the scheme applies in relation to the member with such modifications as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary to comply with—
(a)the terms of those arrangements;
(b)any applicable provision contained in or made under any enactment; and
(c)the requirements to be met by a scheme registered under Chapter 2 (registration of pension schemes) of Part 4 of the 2004 Act.
2.F.17.—(1) An active member who is entitled to have a cash equivalent value calculated in respect of the entirety of the member's rights under the 1995 Section pursuant to regulation M7 (member's right to transfer a preserved pension to the 2008 Section) of the 2011 Regulations, may apply to convert that cash equivalent value into rights under this Section of the scheme.
(2) An application under paragraph (1)—
(a)must be made in writing using an application form provided for the purpose by the Scottish Ministers;
(b)may only be made before the end of the period of three months beginning with the guarantee date established under regulation M7 of the 2011 Regulations;
(c)may only be made if the member has first been furnished with a statement of the pensionable service that the member will be entitled to count under this Section of the scheme if the application is accepted by the Scottish Ministers;
(d)must meet such other conditions as the Scottish Ministers may require; and
(e)is irrevocable.
(3) The statement mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) must—
(a)inform the member of the amount of pensionable service that will count under this Section of the scheme for the purposes of calculating benefits payable to or in respect of the member;
(b)inform the member of the amount of pensionable service that will count under this Section of the scheme when determining whether or not the member has reached 45 years of pensionable service for the purposes of regulation 2.A.3 (meaning of “pensionable service”); and
(c)be calculated in accordance with any guidance, tables and other relevant factors provided by the scheme actuary for that purpose.
(4) If the Scottish Ministers accept an application under paragraph (1)—
(a)the member is entitled to count the period of pensionable service mentioned in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) for the purposes of calculating benefits payable to or in respect of the member under this Section of the scheme; and
(b)that period of pensionable service must be credited to the member on the day that the Scottish Ministers received the member's application.
2.F.18.—(1) An active member of the 2015 Scheme, who meets both condition A and one of either condition B or condition C, may require the Scottish Ministers to use the cash equivalent of the member’s rights under this Section of the scheme to acquire rights in the 2015 Scheme: this is subject to the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) Condition A is that the member—
(a)is a deferred member of this Section of the scheme; and
(b)became an active member of the 2015 Scheme before attaining the age of 65.
(3) Condition B is that the member has a break in pensionable employment for any one period of more than five years beginning with the day immediately following the cessation of the pensionable service in respect of which that person is a deferred member of this Section of the scheme and ending on the day immediately before the person became an active member of the 2015 Scheme in accordance with paragraph (2)(b).
(4) Condition C is that the member—
(a)has a break in active membership of the 2015 Scheme for any one period of more than five years which is the first break of such a period since that membership commenced; and
(b)has not previously had a break in pensionable employment before becoming an active member of the 2015 Scheme which would satisfy condition B.
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), any break in active membership of this Section of the scheme where the member was in pensionable public service as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the 2013 Act is to be disregarded.
[F17(5A) The Scottish Ministers must provide a member to whom this regulation applies with a notice in writing stating that the member has the right to request a statement of the amount of the cash equivalent of the member’s benefits accrued in accordance with these Regulations (“a statement of entitlement”).
(5B) The Scottish Ministers must provide the member with the notice referred to in paragraph (5A) within the period of three months beginning with the date on which the Scottish Ministers receive notification from the member’s employing authority that the member has joined the 2015 Scheme.
(5C) In accordance with paragraph (5D), a member who has received a notice provided in accordance with paragraph (5A) may request the Scottish Ministers to provide a statement of entitlement.
(5D) For the purposes of paragraph (5C), a request for a statement of entitlement must—
(a)be made by the member in writing on the form provided by the Scottish Ministers for that purpose;
(b)be received by the Scottish Ministers before the end of the three month period beginning with the date of the notice under paragraph (5A).]
[F18(6) The Scottish Ministers must provide a member who has requested a statement of entitlement in accordance with paragraph (5D) with a statement of entitlement at the guarantee date.]
(7) In this regulation, “the guarantee date” means any date that falls within the required period and is—
(a)chosen by the Scottish Ministers;
(b)specified in the statement of entitlement; and
(c)within the period of 10 days ending with the date on which the member is provided with the statement of entitlement.
(8) In counting the period of 10 days referred to in paragraph (7)(c), Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday are excluded.
(9) In paragraph (7), “the required period” means—
[F19(a)the period of three months beginning with the date on which the Scottish Ministers receive the member’s request for a statement of entitlement made in accordance with paragraph (5D); or]
(b)such longer period beginning with that date (but not exceeding six months) as may be reasonably required if, for reasons beyond the control of the Scottish Ministers, the requisite information cannot be obtained to calculate the amount of the cash equivalent.
(10) Subject to paragraphs (11) to (13), the member’s guaranteed cash equivalent shall be equal to the capitalised value of all of the member’s rights to benefits accrued under these Regulations and any associated rights under Part 1 of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971.
(11) The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)take advice from the scheme actuary before determining the factors to be used in the calculation of the member’s guaranteed cash equivalent; and
(b)calculate and verify the amount of the guaranteed cash equivalent in accordance with the Occupational Pension Schemes (Transfer Values) Regulations 1996.
(12) A member’s cash equivalent will be at least equal to the amount of any transfer payments accepted in respect of the member under regulation 2.F.10 (which deals with the crediting of additional service upon transfer), plus the amount of the member’s contributions to this Section of the Scheme.
(13) A member who has received a statement of entitlement in accordance with paragraph (6) may apply to the Scottish Ministers for the cash equivalent of the member’s rights under this Section of the scheme to be used to acquire rights under the 2015 Scheme.
(14) An application under this regulation must be made in respect of each and every portion of the cash equivalent and shall be—
(a)made in writing on the form provided for this purpose by the Scottish Ministers;
(b)made before the end of the period of three months beginning with the guarantee date;
(c)irrevocable.
(15) On the making of such an application—
(a)a member becomes entitled to be credited with an increase to the member’s pensionable earnings and a period of pensionable service in the 2015 Scheme in respect of the cash equivalent value of the member’s benefits under this Section of the scheme calculated in accordance with regulation 144 of the 2015 Scheme; and
(b)the member’s rights under this Section of the scheme are extinguished on the day that the member is credited with an increase to the member’s pensionable earnings and a period of pensionable service in accordance with regulation 144 of the 2015 Scheme.
(16) A member’s right to require the Scottish Ministers to use the cash equivalent of the member’s rights in the way referred to in paragraph (1) may only be exercised once.]
Textual Amendments
F16Reg. 2.F.18 inserted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1, 35
F17Regs. 2.F.18(5A)-(5D) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(a) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/434), regs. 1(1), 13(2) (with reg. 19)
F18Reg. 2.F.18(6) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(a) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/434), regs. 1(1), 13(3) (with reg. 19)
F19Reg. 2.F.18(9)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(a) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/434), regs. 1(1), 13(4) (with reg. 19)
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