The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Schedule 2

40.—(1) Schedule 2 (medical and dental practitioners) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 3 (meaning of pensionable earnings), in sub-paragraph (2), in paragraph (e)(1), before “health-related functions” insert “payments made to such a person by an employing authority or a local authority in respect of”.

(3) In paragraph 10 (contributions to this Section of the scheme)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A)(2) for—

(aa) paragraph (b) substitute “(b) in respect of each scheme year from 2015-2016, table 2.”;

(bb) the heading to table 2 substitute “Scheme Years from 2015-2016”.

(b) in sub-paragraph (2S), for “NDPS is the number of days of dentist performer service from the date the dentist performer service commenced in the scheme year to the end of the scheme year”(3) substitute “NDPS is the number of days of dentist performer’s service in the scheme year”.

(4) Omit paragraph 16A (increased surviving civil partner’s pension).

(5) In paragraph 16B(4) (increased dependent surviving nominated partner’s pension) for the words “nominated partner’s pension” in each place they occur substitute “scheme partner’s pension”.

(6) In paragraph 23 (accounts and actuarial reports) after sub-paragraph (14)(5) insert—

“(14A) If an employing authority, GDS or PDS contractor does not provide the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (12) in accordance with sub-paragraph 14(a), the member contributions in respect of the members of that employing authority or contractor referred to in sub-paragraphs (12)(a) to (e), will be payable at the maximum contribution percentage rate specified in column 2 of table 2 in paragraph 10(1A) of this Schedule based on estimated pensionable pay as determined by the host Board.”.

(1)

Inserted by regulations 2 and 21(1) and (4)(c) of S.I. 2013/413.

(2)

As inserted by regulations 2 and 15(1) and (2) of S.I. 2015/96.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (2S) was inserted by regulation 16(1) and (7)(b) of S.I. 2014/570.

(4)

Paragraph 16B was inserted by regulation 65(1) and (13) of S.I. 2008/654.

(5)

Sub-paragraph (14) was inserted by regulations 2 and 12(1) and (7) of S.I. 2011/2586.