The National Health Service Pension Schemes and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation A2

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

(2) In the definition of ““marriage” and “married””(1), omit “, and are to be construed in accordance with regulation A4”.

(3) For the definition of “NHS standard sub-contract”(2) substitute—

““NHS standard sub-contract” means a sub-contract that complies with the National Health Service Commissioning Board’s guidance “NHS Template Sub-Contract for the Provision of Clinical Services for use with the NHS Standard Contract 2021/22 (Full Length and Shorter Form versions) Guidance”(3);”.

(1)

The definition of “marriage” and “married” was inserted by regulation 3(2) of S.I. 2014/78 and amended by regulation 41(c) and paragraph 107(1) and (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 3 to S.I. 2019/1458.

(2)

This definition was substituted by regulation 3(5) of S.I. 2019/418.

(3)

Electronic copies of the guidance referred to in that definition can be found at www.england.nhs.uk. E-mail: [e-mail]. Hard copies may be obtained from NHS England at: Customer Contact Centre, NHS England, PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 9PT. Telephone: [phone].