The Parliamentary Pensions (Consolidation and Amendment) Regulations 1993

Actual Reckonable Service

E1.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below and to regulations N1 (refunds), and P1, P2 and P3 (transfers out) for the purpose of these Regulations in respect of any person who has been a Member of the House of Commons after 19th July 1983—

(a) any period before 16th October 1964 during which he was a Member of the House of Commons; and

(b) any period beginning on or after 16th October 1964 during which he—

(i) was or is a Member of the House of Commons; and

(ii) has made contributions to the Fund,

is a period of reckonable service as a participating Member; and in these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participating Member”, in relation to a person, means the period, falling within either of the preceding sub-paragraphs, during which he is or was a participating Member or (if more than one) the aggregate of such periods.

(2) Subject to regulations N1 (refunds) and P1, P2 and P3 (transfers out) in respect of any person who holds or has held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury or Speaker of the House of Commons who not more than three months after the date of his appointment to that office has exercised an option under regulation C2, any period beginning on or after 28th February 1991 during which he

(a) was or is a Member of the House of Commons; and

(b) has made contributions to the principal scheme under section 3 of the 1972 Act, or under regulation D1, or under regulation C2(4),

is a period of reckonable service as a participating Member; and in these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participating Member” in relation to a person who holds or has held the aforesaid offices means the period referred to in this paragraph during which he is or was a participating Member or (if more than one) the aggregate of such periods.

(3) Subject to regulation N1 (refunds) and P1, P2 and P3 (transfers out) in respect of any person who holds or has held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury or Speaker of the House of Commons who more than three months after the date of his appointment to that office has exercised an option under regulation C2, any period beginning on the effective date of the option during which he

(a) was or is a Member of the House of Commons; and

(b) has made contributions to the principal scheme under regulation D1,

is a period of reckonable service as a participating Member; and in these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participating Member” in relation to a person who holds or has held the aforesaid offices means the period referred to in this paragraph during which he is or was a participating Member or (if more than one) the aggregate of such periods.

(4) In respect of a person who has been a participating office holder on or after 20th July 1983, and subject to regulations F8(3) (payment to office holder after normal retirement), N1 (refunds), P1, P2 and P3 (transfers out), any period during which a person is a participating office holder is a period of reckonable service as a participating office holder; and in these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participating office holder”, in respect of a person, means his period (or, if more than one, the aggregate of his periods) of reckonable service as a participating office holder.

(5) Subject to regulation N1 (refunds) and P1, P2 and P3 (transfers out) in respect of any person who holds or has held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury or Speaker of the House of Commons who not more than three months after the date of his appointment to that office has exercised an option under regulation C2, any period or periods beginning on a date on or after 28th February 1991 and ending on or before the date of his appointment or election to that office during which he was a participating officer holder is a period of reckonable service as a participating office holder; and in these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participating office holder” in relation to a person who holds or has held the aforesaid offices means the period referred to in this paragraph during which he was a participating office holder or (if more than one) the aggregate of such periods.

(6) In these Regulations “actual period of reckonable service as a participant”, in respect of a person, means the total of whichever of the following apply to him, namely—

(a) his actual period of reckonable service as a participating Member; or

(b) his actual period of reckonable service as a participating office holder; or

(c) if (a) and (b) both apply, his actual period of reckonable service as a participating Member together with such part, if any, of his actual period of reckonable service as an office holder when he was not also a participating Member.