The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment of regulation A2

3.—(1) Regulation A2 (interpretation) (1)is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “NHS standard contract”(2)—

(a) for “standard commissioning contract”, substitute “terms and conditions”;

(b) before “2012”, insert “Regulations”.

(3) In the definition of “NHS standard sub-contract”(3), for “2015/16” substitute “2016/17”(4).

(4) In paragraph (c) of the definition of “practice staff”(5), after “NHS standard sub-contract”, insert “where the party to the NHS standard contract in question is an employing authority”.

(5) In the definition of “qualifying contract”(6), after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

“; or

(d)

an NHS standard sub-contract;”.

(6) At the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““scheme administration charge” means the charge provided for in regulation D4.”.

(1)

This regulation was last amended by S.I. 2016/245.

(2)

This definition was inserted by regulation 3(c) of S.I. 2014/570.

(3)

This definition was inserted regulation by 3(d) of S.I. 2014/245.

(4)

Electronic copies of the guidance referred to in that definition can be obtained from www.gov.uk/dh. Hard copies may be obtained from the Department of Health, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE.

(5)

This definition was inserted by regulation 3(1) and (3) S.I. 1997/1888.

(6)

This definition was inserted by regulation 3(c) of S.I. 2014/570.