The National Health Service (Superannuation) (War Service, etc.) Amendment Regulations 1980

Amendment of regulation 2(1) of the War Service Regulations

3.  In regulation 2(1) of the War Service Regulations (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “non-effective pay” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““participating scheme” means a superannuation scheme—

(i)

which cannot come into force, or be amended, without the scheme or amendment being approved by a Minister of the Crown or government department;

(ii)

which includes provisions for the war service of the participants of the scheme in respect of a period before becoming entitled to participate in the scheme to reckon as service in respect of which benefits are payable in the scheme; and

(iii)

which provides for the making and receipt of transfer payments in respect of that war service.”

(b) after the definition of “public health service employment” there shall be inserted the following definitions—

““public service” means employment in which the employee is entitled to participate in a participating scheme;

“transferee” means a person who, having been an officer, was on 1st April 1978 entitled to participate in a participating scheme;”.