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

Amendment of Schedule 2B

9.—(1) Schedule 2B (independent providers)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of paragraph 14, substitute—

“(ii) who is performing services pursuant to such a contract and who satisfies the wholly or mainly condition; and”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of paragraph 14, insert—

“(iii) who was, within the twelve months preceding the date of entering into employment with the Independent Provider, in an employment in which that employee was entitled to participate in superannuation benefits provided under section 10 of the Superannuation Act 1972 whether or not that employee had actually been a member of this Section of the Scheme pursuant to that entitlement; or”.

(4) In paragraph 41—

(a) for “administration charge” substitute “supplementary charge”;

(b) for “an administration charge” substitute “a supplementary charge”.

(5) In paragraph 42, for “an administration” substitute “a supplementary”.

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Schedule 2B was inserted by regulation 17 of S.I. 2014/570.