The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Amendment of regulation A2

3.  In regulation A2 (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “1977 Act” insert the following definition—

““1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(1)”;

(b) in the definition of “employing authority”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (d) delete “and” where it last appears;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (e) after “staff” delete “;” and insert “, and”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (e) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(f) a person who is providing piloted services;”;

(c) after the definition of “health service scheme” insert the following definition—

““medical list” means a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 29(2)(a) of the 1977 Act;”;

(d) after the definition of “mental health officer” insert the following definition—

• ““NHS employee” has the meaning given in section 2(3) of the 1997 Act;”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “occupational pension scheme” for “Chapter IV” substitute “Chapter I”;

(f) after the definition of “personal pension scheme” insert the following definitions—

• ““pilot scheme” has the meaning given in section 1(1) of the 1997 Act;

• “pilot scheme employee” has the meaning given in section 2(3) of the 1997 Act;

• “piloted services” has the meaning given in section 1(4) of the 1997 Act;”

(1)

1997 c. 46.