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The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and retrospective effect

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

    1. 3.Making and acceptance of elections

    2. 4.Payment and amount of additional voluntary contributions

    3. 5.Variation and cancellation of elections

    4. 6.Circumstances in which elections cease to have effect

    5. 7.Investment of additional voluntary contributions

    6. 8.Inward transfers

    7. 9.Inward transfers: mis-sold pensions

    8. 10.Outward transfers

  4. PART III PROVISION OF BENEFITS

    1. 11.Retirement and dependants' pensions

    2. 12.Lump sums on death

    3. 13.Benefit limits

  5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    1. 14.Repayment of investments in certain cases

    2. 15.Payments by the Secretary of State

    3. 16.Information

    4. 17.Payments in respect of deceased persons

    5. 17A.Pension sharing on divorce or nullity of marriage

    6. 18.Benefits not assignable on bankruptcy

    7. 19.Offset for crime, negligence or fraud

    8. 20.Loss of rights to benefits

    9. 21.Determination of questions

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      BENEFIT LIMITS

      1. PART 1 INTERPRETATION

        1. 1.Paragraphs 2 to 10 have effect for defining expressions used...

        2. 2.“Adjusted salary” means A + B , where— a A...

        3. 3.(1) “Final remuneration” means, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3),...

        4. 4.“Material date” means the earlier of— (a) the participator’s retirement...

        5. 5.“Permitted amount” means— (a) in relation to a retirement pension,...

        6. 6.(1) “Retained benefits” means the total of any pensions payable...

        7. 7.“Tax year” means the 12 months beginning with 6th April...

        8. 8.“Total retirement benefits” means the total of so much of—...

        9. 9.“Total taxable earnings” means all salary, wages, fees and other...

        10. 10.“The year in question” means— (a) in the case of...

      2. PART II RETIREMENT PENSIONS

        1. 11.The annual rate of a participator’s retirement pension derived from...

        2. 12.(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...

        3. 13.Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...

        4. 14.(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...

        5. 15.In their application to persons who are special class officers...

        6. 16.If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...

        7. 17.(1) If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...

      3. PART III DEPENDANTS' PENSIONS

        1. 18.(1) The annual rate of a dependant’s pension under these...

      4. PART IV LUMP SUMS ON DEATH

        1. 19.(1) The lump sum payable under regulation 11(7) must not...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      PENSION SHARING ON DIVORCE OR NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

      1. 1.Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit

      2. 2.Investment of appropriate rights

      3. 3.Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit following the death of the person entitled to the pension credit

      4. 4.Pension credit benefit

      5. 5.Outward transfers

      6. 6.Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit before normal benefit age

      7. 7.Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit at normal benefit age

      8. 8.Pension credit member dies before pension credit benefit becomes payable

      9. 9.Pension credit member dies after pension credit benefit becomes payable

      10. 10.Excluded membership

      11. 11.Payment of lump sum on death

      12. 12.Miscellaneous provisions

      13. 13.Offset for crime, negligence or fraud

      14. 14.Loss of rights to benefits

  7. Explanatory Note

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