The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL

   1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

      1. 1. Citation, commencement and effect

      2. 2. Application of remaining Parts

   2. CHAPTER 2 SCHEME REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS

      1. 3. Actuarial reports and accounts

      2. 4. Cost Sharing

      3. 5. Provision of information relevant for tax purposes

3. PART 2 BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS

   1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

      1. General interpretation

         1. 6. Interpretation: general

      2. Pensionable service

         1. 7. Meaning of “pensionable service”

         2. 8. Meaning of “pensionable service”: part-time service

         3. 9. Pensionable service: breaks in service

      3. Qualifying service

         1. 10. Meaning of “qualifying service”

         2. 11. Qualifying service: disregard of breaks in service

      4. Calculating service

         1. 12. Calculation of periods of membership or service

      5. Pensionable pay

         1. 13. Meaning of “pensionable pay”

         2. 14. Pensionable pay: breaks in service

      6. Reckonable pay

         1. 15. Meaning of “reckonable pay”: general

         2. 16. Adjustments for inflation in determining reckonable pay under regulation 15

         3. 17. Restriction on pensionable pay used for calculating benefits in respect of capped transferred-in service

         4. 18. Meaning of “reckonable pay”: non-concurrent part-time employment

         5. 19. Meaning of “reckonable pay”: concurrent part-time employments

         6. 20. Out of hours providers

   2. CHAPTER 2 MEMBERSHIP

      1. 21. Eligibility: general

      2. 21A. Eligibility: transitional

      3. 22. Restrictions on eligibility: general

      4. 23. Concurrent employments

      5. Joining and leaving the Scheme

         1. 24. Joining this Section of the Scheme

         2. 25. Opting out of this Section of the Scheme

         3. 26. Restriction on further participation in this Section of the Scheme

   3. CHAPTER 3 CONTRIBUTIONS

      1. Basic contributions by members

         1. 27. Contributions by members

         2. 28. Contribution rate for members other than non-GP providers

         3. 29. 29 Determination of pensionable pay for the purposes of setting a contribution rate for members other than non-GP Providers

         4. 30. Contribution rate and determination of pensionable earnings for non-GP providers

      2. Contributions by employing authorities

         1. 31. Contributions by employing authorities: general

         2. 32. Contributions by employing authorities: members becoming entitled to pensions under regulation 55

         3. 33. Guarantees, indemnities and bonds

      3. Additional contributions to purchase additional pensions

         1. 34. Member's option to pay additional periodical contributions to purchase additional pension

         2. 35. Effect of member being absent or leaving and rejoining this Section of the Scheme during the contribution option period

         3. 36. Member's option to pay lump sum contribution to purchase additional pension

         4. 37. Payment of additional lump sum contributions by employing authority

         5. 38. Exercise of options under regulations 34, 36 and 37

         6. 39. Cancellation of options under regulation 34

         7. 40. Effect of payment of additional contributions under this Chapter

         8. 41. Effect of death or early payment of pension after option exercised under regulation 34, 36 or 37

         9. 42. Effect of part payment of periodical contributions

         10. 43. Revaluation of increases bought under options: members’ pensions

      4. Repayment of contributions

         1. 44. Repayment of contributions

   4. CHAPTER 4 MEMBERS' RETIREMENT BENEFITS

      1. Entitlement to pensions

         1. 45. Normal retirement pensions

         2. 46. Pension credit members

         3. 47. Late payment of pension with actuarial increase

         4. 48. Early payment of pensions with actuarial reduction

         5. 49. Partial retirement (members aged at least 55)

         6. 50. Increase in pensionable pay following exercise of option under regulation 49

         7. 51. Application of regulations 49 and 50 where concurrent part-time employments held

         8. 52. Early retirement on ill-health (active members and non-contributing members )

         9. 53. Re-assessment of entitlement to an ill-health pension determined under regulation 52

         10. 54. Early retirement on ill-health (deferred members)

         11. 55. Early retirement on termination of employment by employing authority

         12. 56. Option to have periods of service treated separately where pay is reduced

         13. 57. Exceptions to requirement that HSC employment must have ceased

      2. Options to exchange pension for lump sum

         1. 58. General option to exchange part of pension for lump sum

         2. 59. Option for members in serious ill-health to exchange whole pension for lump sum

      3. Pension debit members and pension credit members

         1. 60. Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits

         2. 61. Pension credit member's rights

      4. Allocation

         1. 62. Election to allocate pension

         2. 63. Procedure for election under regulation 62

         3. 64. Effect of allocation

      5. Dual capacity membership

         1. 65. Dual capacity membership

      6. Contracting-out obligations (GMPs, etc.)

         1. 66. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc

   5. CHAPTER 5 DEATH BENEFTS

      1. Pensions for surviving adults

         1. 67. Surviving adult dependants' pensions

         2. 68. Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”

         3. 69. Amount of pensions under regulation 67: active and non-contributing members

         4. 70. Amount of pensions under regulation 67: pensioner members

         5. 71. Amount of pensions under regulation 67: deferred members

         6. 72. Recent leavers

         7. 73. Re-employed pensioners: adult survivor pensions in initial period

      2. Pensions for dependent children

         1. 74. Surviving children's pensions

         2. 75. Meaning of “dependent child”

         3. 76. Amount of children's pension under regulation 74: deceased active members and deceased non-contributing members

         4. 77. Amount of children's pension under regulation 74: deceased pensioner members

         5. 78. Amount of children's pension under regulation 74: deceased deferred members

         6. 79. Amount of children's pension under regulation 74: recent leavers

         7. 80. Power to increase pension in respect of children not maintained by surviving parent etc

         8. 81. Amount of children's pension under regulation 74: re-employed pensioners

      3. Lump sum death benefits

         1. 82. Lump sum benefits on death: introduction

         2. 83. Amount of lump sum: single capacity members and recent leavers (disregarding regulation 49 employments)

         3. 84. Amount of lump sum: dual capacity members (disregarding regulation 49 employments)

         4. 85. Amount of lump sum: dual capacity members: members with pensions under regulation 49

         5. 86. Amount of lump sum: pension credit members

         6. 86A. Pension payable when member dies on or after reaching age 75

         7. 87. Payment of lump sums or pensions on death

         8. 88. Tax treatment under the Finance Act 2004 of lump sums payable on pensioners' deaths

      4. Miscellaneous and general provisions

         1. 89. Death during period of absence

         2. 90. Polygamous marriages

         3. 91. Dual capacity membership: death benefits

         4. 92. Guaranteed minimum pensions for surviving spouses and civil partners

   6. CHAPTER 6 TRANSFERS

      1. Transfers out

         1. 93. Introduction: rights to transfer value payment

         2. 94. Applications for statements of entitlement

         3. 95. Applications for transfer value payments: general

         4. 96. Applications for transfer value payments: time limits

         5. 97. Ways in which transfer value payments may be applied

         6. 98. Calculating amounts of transfer value payments

         7. 99. Effect of transfers-out

      2. Transfers in

         1. 100. Right to apply for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme

         2. 101. Procedure for applications under regulation 100

         3. 102. Acceptance of transfer value payments

         4. 103. Calculation of transferred-in pensionable service

         5. 104. Meaning of “capped transferred-in service”

         6. 105. Public sector transfer arrangements

         7. 106. Bulk transfers out

         8. 107. Bulk transfers in

         9. 108. EU and other overseas transfers

      3. Transfers across

         1. 108A. Transfers across from the 1995 Section

   7. CHAPTER 7 RE-EMPLOYMENT AND REJOINING this Section of THE SCHEME

      1. Preliminary

         1. 109. Application of Chapter 7

      2. General rule: separate treatment of service etc except where unfavourable to member

         1. 110. General rule: separate treatment of service etc

         2. 111. Exception to general rule in regulation 110

      3. Special rules about re-employment of ill-health pensioners

         1. 112. Effect of re-employment on tier 2 ill-health pensions

         2. 113. Re-employed tier 1 ill-health pensioners

      4. Special rule for members transferred out on transfer of undertaking

         1. 114. Deferred pension becoming payable during HSC re-employment as a result of a transfer of undertaking

   8. CHAPTER 8 ABATEMENT

      1. 115. Application of Chapter 8

      2. 116. Information

      3. 117. Reduction of pension

      4. 118. Meaning of “relevant income”

      5. 119. Meaning of “previous pay”: general

      6. 120. Meaning of “previous pay”: members with concurrent employments

      7. 121. Application of this Chapter to part-time employment

      8. 122. Employed pensioners with more than one pension

      9. 123. Provisional reductions and later adjustments

   9. CHAPTER 9 MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

      1. Scheme administrator

         1. 124. Appointment of scheme administrator

      2. Claims

         1. 125. Claims for benefits

      3. Power to extend time limits

         1. 126. Power to extend time limits

      4. Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs

         1. 127. Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs

      5. Commutation of small pensions

         1. 128. Commutation of small pensions

      6. Reduction in and forfeiture of benefits

         1. 129. Reduction in benefits in cases where loss caused by member's crime, negligence or fraud

         2. 130. Forfeiture of rights to benefits

      7. Provisions about tax

         1. 131. Deduction of tax

      8. Interest on delayed payments

         1. 132. Interest on late payment of benefits and refunds of contributions

      9. Determination of questions

         1. 133. Determination of questions

      10. General prohibition on unauthorised payments

          1. 134. General prohibition on unauthorised payments

      11. Prohibition on assignment or charging of benefits

          1. 135. Prohibition on assignment or charging of benefits

      12. Record keeping and contribution estimates

          1. 136. Employing authority and certain member record keeping and contribution estimates

   10. CHAPTER 10 2008 Section Optants

       1. 136A. Application of Chapter 10 of this Part

       2. 136B. Options for 1995 Section members to join this Section of the Scheme under Chapter 10 of this Part

       3. Transfer of service from the 1995 Section

          1. 136C. Service credited from the 1995 Section

          2. 136D. Treatment of Additional Pension

          3. 136E. Treatment of Additional Service

          4. 136F. Treatment of unreduced retirement lump sum

          5. 136G. Treatment of 2008 Section Optants to whom regulation 52(3) of the 1995 Regulations applied immediately before 1 April 2008

          6. 136H. Pension debit members

          7. 136I. Treatment of 2008 Section Optants to whom regulation 82 of the 1995 Regulations applied immediately before 1st April 2008

          8. 136J. Restriction on pensionable pay used for calculating benefits in respect of capped Optant service

          9. 136K. Meaning of “capped Optant service”

          10. 136L. Amount of pension and lump sum to be to be paid to a 2008 Section Optant

       4. Miscellaneous provisions

          1. 136M. Transfers in: transitional provision

          2. 136N. 2008 Section Optants: Transitional Tier 2 ill-health pension

          3. 136O. Treatment of ill-health retirement applications made by 2008 Section Optants within one year of joining this Section of the Scheme

          4. 136P. Application of regulation 53 where a 2008 Section Optant has submitted an application for ill-health retirement under the 1995 Section

          5. 136Q. Application of regulation 53 where a 2008 Section Optant has submitted an application for ill-health retirement under the 2008 Section within a year of joining the 2008 Section

          6. 136R. Transitional Provision: Treatment of additional service in respect of Optants retiring on the grounds of ill Health

          7. 136S. Circumstances in which a 1995 Section member may defer making an option to join this Section of the Scheme under regulation 136B

          8. 136T. Nominations and notices accepted by the Department under the 1995 Regulations to apply under Chapter 5 of this Part of these Regulations

          9. 136U. Late payment of pension with actuarial increase for a 2008 Optant

          10. 136V. 2008 Section Optants who are in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under Regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          11. 136W. Lump sum payable on the death of a 2008 Section Optant who is in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          12. 136X. Children’s pensions payable on the death of a 2008 Section Optant who is in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations.

   11. CHAPTER 11

       1. Waiting Period Joiners

          1. 136Y. Application of Chapter 11 of this Part

          2. 136Z. Nominations and notices accepted by the Department under the 1995 Regulations and Chapter 5 of this Part of these Regulations

          3. 136ZA. Waiting Period Joiners who are in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under Regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          4. 136ZB. Lump sum payable on the death of a Waiting Period Joiner

          5. 136ZC. Children’s pensions payable on the death of a Waiting Period Joiner

4. PART 3 BENEFITS FOR PRACTITIONERS ETC.

   1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

      1. Preliminary

         1. 137. Interpretation of Part 3: general

         2. 138. Interpretation: further provisions

         3. 139. Meaning of “pensionable service”

         4. 140. Pensionable service: breaks in service

      2. Qualifying service

         1. 141. Meaning of “qualifying service”

      3. Qualifying service: disregard of breaks in service

         1. 142. (1) This regulation applies for the purpose of calculating the...

      4. Pensionable earnings

         1. 143. Meaning of “pensionable earnings”

         2. 144. Pensionable earnings — breaks in service

         3. 145. Calculating pensionable earnings of medical practitioners in partnership

         4. 146. Elections relating to calculation of pensionable earnings in medical partnerships

         5. 147. Restriction on pensionable earnings used for calculating benefits in respect of capped transferred-in service

         6. 148. Distribution of pensionable earnings between principal dental practitioners employed or engaged by the same GDS provider

         7. 149. Meaning of pensionable earnings in relation to other practitioners

         8. 150. Exclusions and deductions from pensionable earnings — all practitioners

         9. 151. Limit on pensionable earnings — dentist performers carrying on deceased person's business

         10. 152. Out of hours providers

   2. CHAPTER 2 MEMBERSHIP

      1. 153. Eligibility: general

      2. 153A. Eligibility: transitional

      3. 154. Restrictions on eligibility: general

      4. 155. Concurrent employments

      5. 155A. Participators in pilot schemes

      6. Joining and leaving the Scheme

         1. 156. Joining this Section of the Scheme

         2. 157. Opting out of this Section of the Scheme

         3. 158. Restriction on further participation in this Section of the Scheme

         4. 159. Membership: locum practitioners

   3. CHAPTER 3 CONTRIBUTIONS

      1. Basic contributions by members

         1. 160. Contributions by members

         2. 161. Members' contribution rate

         3. 162. Contributions by employing authorities: general

         4. 163. Guarantees, indemnities and bonds

         5. 164. Payment of Contributions

      2. Additional contributions to purchase additional pensions

         1. 165. Member's option to pay additional periodical contributions to purchase additional pension

         2. 166. Effect of member being absent or leaving and rejoining this Section of the Scheme during the contribution option period

         3. 167. Member's option to pay lump sum contribution to purchase additional pension

         4. 168. Payment of additional lump sum contributions by employing authority

         5. 169. Exercise of options under regulations 165, 167 and 168

         6. 170. Cancellation of options under regulation 167

         7. 171. Effect of payment of additional contributions under this Chapter

         8. 172. Effect of death or early payment of pension after option exercised under regulation 165, 167 or 168

         9. 173. Effect of part payment of periodical contributions

         10. 174. Revaluation of increases bought under options: members’ pensions

      3. Repayment of contributions

         1. 175. Repayment of contributions

   4. CHAPTER 4 MEMBERS' RETIREMENT BENEFITS

      1. Entitlement to pensions

         1. 176. Normal retirement pensions

         2. 177. Pension credit members

         3. 178. Late payment of pension with actuarial increase

         4. 179. Early payment of pensions with actuarial reduction

         5. 180. Partial retirement (members aged at least 55)

         6. 181. Increase in level of engagement following exercise of option under regulation 180

         7. 182. Early retirement on ill-health (active members and non-contributing members )

         8. 183. Re-assessment of entitlement to an ill-health pension determined under regulation 182

         9. 184. Early retirement on ill-health (deferred members)

      2. Options to exchange pension for lump sum

         1. 185. General option to exchange part of pension for lump sum

         2. 186. Option for members in serious ill-health to exchange whole pension for lump sum

      3. Pension debit members and pension credit members

         1. 187. Reduction in pension debit member’s benefits

         2. 188. Pension credit member's rights

      4. Allocation

         1. 189. Election to allocate pension

         2. 190. Procedure for election under regulation 189

         3. 191. Effect of allocation

      5. Dual capacity membership

         1. 192. Dual capacity membership

      6. Contracting-out obligations (GMPs, etc.)

         1. 193. Guaranteed minimum pensions etc

   5. CHAPTER 5 DEATH BENEFTS

      1. Pensions for surviving adults

         1. 194. Surviving adult dependants' pensions

         2. 195. Meaning of “surviving nominated partner”

         3. 196. Amount of pensions under regulation 194: active and non-contributing members

         4. 197. Amount of pensions under regulation 194: pensioner members

         5. 198. Amount of pensions under regulation 194: deferred members

         6. 199. Recent leavers

         7. 200. Re-employed pensioners: adult survivor pensions in initial period

      2. Pensions for dependent children

         1. 201. Surviving children's pensions

         2. 202. Meaning of “dependent child”

         3. 203. Amount of children's pension under regulation 201: deceased active members and deceased non-contributing members

         4. 204. Amount of children's pension under regulation 201: deceased pensioner members

         5. 205. Amount of children's pension under regulation 201: deceased deferred members

         6. 206. Amount of children's pension under regulation 201: recent leavers

         7. 207. Power to increase pension in respect of children not maintained by surviving parent etc

         8. 208. Amount of children's pension under regulation 201: re-employed pensioners

      3. Lump sum death benefits

         1. 209. Lump sum benefits on death: introduction

         2. 210. Amount of lump sum: single capacity members and recent leavers (disregarding regulation 180 employments)

         3. 211. Amount of lump sum: dual capacity members (disregarding regulation 180 employments)

         4. 212. Amount of lump sum: dual capacity members: members with pensions under regulation 180

         5. 213. Amount of lump sum: pension credit members

         6. 213A. Pension payable when member dies on or after reaching age 75

         7. 214. Payment of lump sums or pensions on death

         8. 215. Tax treatment under the Finance Act 2004 of lump sums payable on pensioners' deaths

      4. Miscellaneous and general provisions

         1. 216. Death during period of absence

         2. 217. Polygamous marriages

         3. 218. Dual capacity membership: death benefits

         4. 219. Guaranteed minimum pensions for surviving spouses and civil partners

   6. CHAPTER 6 TRANSFERS

      1. Transfers out

         1. 220. Introduction: rights to transfer value payment

         2. 221. Applications for statements of entitlement

         3. 222. Applications for transfer value payments: general

         4. 223. Applications for transfer value payments: time limits

         5. 224. Ways in which transfer value payments may be applied

         6. 225. Calculating amounts of transfer value payments

         7. 226. Effect of transfers-out

      2. Transfers in

         1. 227. Right to apply for acceptance of transfer value payment from another scheme

         2. 228. Procedure for applications under regulation 227

         3. 229. Acceptance of transfer value payments

         4. 230. Calculation of increase to pensionable earnings as the result of a transfer-in

         5. 231. Meaning of “Capped increase to pensionable earnings"

         6. 232. Public sector transfer arrangements

         7. 233. Bulk transfers out

         8. 234. Bulk transfers in

         9. 235. EU and other overseas transfers

      3. Transfers across

         1. 235A. Transfers across from the 1995 Section

   7. CHAPTER 7 RE-EMPLOYMENT AND REJOINING THE SCHEME

      1. Preliminary

         1. 236. Application of Chapter 7

      2. General rule: separate treatment of service etc except where unfavourable to member

         1. 237. General rule: separate treatment of service etc

         2. 238. Exception to general rule in regulation 237

      3. Special rules about re-employment of ill-health pensioners

         1. 239. Effect of re-employment on tier 2 ill-health pensions

         2. 240. Re-employed tier 1 ill-health pensioners

   8. CHAPTER 8 ABATEMENT

      1. 241. Application of Chapter 8

      2. 242. Information

      3. 243. Reduction of pension

      4. 244. Meaning of “relevant income”

      5. 245. Meaning of “previous earnings”: general

      6. 246. Employed pensioners with more than one pension

      7. 247. Provisional reductions and later adjustments

   9. CHAPTER 9 MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

      1. Scheme administrator

         1. 248. Appointment of Scheme administrator

      2. Claims

         1. 249. Claims for benefits

      3. Power to extend time limits

         1. 250. Power to extend time limits

      4. Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs

         1. 251. Beneficiaries who are incapable of looking after their affairs

      5. Commutation of small pensions

         1. 252. Commutation of small pensions

      6. Reduction in and forfeiture of benefits

         1. 253. Reduction in benefits in cases where loss caused by member's crime, negligence or fraud

         2. 254. Forfeiture of rights to benefits

      7. Provisions about tax

         1. 255. Deduction of tax

      8. Interest on delayed payments

         1. 256. Interest on late payment of benefits and refunds of contributions

      9. Determinations

         1. 257. Determination of questions

      10. General prohibition on unauthorised payments

          1. 258. General prohibition on unauthorised payments

      11. Prohibition on assignment or charging of benefits

          1. 259. Prohibition on assignment or charging of benefits

      12. Record keeping and contribution estimates

          1. 260. Employing authority and certain member record keeping and contribution estimates

   10. CHAPTER 10 Section 2008 Optants

       1. 260A. Application of Chapter 10 of this Part

       2. 260B. Options for 1995 Section members to join this Section of the Scheme under Chapter 10 of this Part

       3. Transfer of service and pensionable earnings from the 1995 Section

          1. 260C. Service and pensionable earnings credited from the 1995 Section

          2. 260D. Treatment of Additional Pension

          3. 260E. Treatment of Additional Service and pensionable earnings

          4. 260F. Treatment of unreduced retirement lump sum

          5. 260G. Treatment of 2008 Section Optants to whom regulation 52(3) of the 1995 Regulations applied immediately before 1st April 2008

          6. 260H. Pension debit members

          7. 260I. Pensionable earnings credited under regulations 260C and 260E to be treated as capped Optant pensionable earnings

       4. Miscellaneous provisions

          1. 260J. Transfers in: transitional provision

          2. 260K. Amount of pension and lump sum be to be paid to a 2008 Section Optant

          3. 260L. Nominations and notices accepted by the Department under the 1995 Regulations to apply under Chapter 5 of this Part of these Regulations

          4. 260M. 2008 Section Optants: Transitional Tier 2 ill-health pension

          5. 260N. Treatment of ill-health retirement applications made by 2008 Section Optants within one year of joining this Section

          6. 260O. Application of regulation 183 where a 2008 Section Optant has submitted an application for ill-health retirement under the 1995 Section

          7. 260P. Application of regulation 183 where a 2008 Section Optant has submitted an application for ill-health retirement under the 2008 Section within a year of joining the 2008 Section

          8. 260Q. Late payment of pension with actuarial increase for a 2008 Optant

          9. 260R. Transitional Provision: Treatment of additional service and pensionable earnings in respect of Optants retiring on the grounds of ill Health

          10. 260S. Treatment of service credited from the 1995 Section when benefits in cases of mixed service are payable

          11. 260T. Circumstances in which a 1995 Section member may defer making an option to join this Section of the Scheme under regulation 260B

          12. 260U. 2008 Section Optants who are in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under Regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          13. 260V. Lump sum payable on the death of a 2008 Section Optant who is in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          14. 260W. Children’s pensions payable on the death of a 2008 Section Optant who is in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations.

   11. CHAPTER 11

       1. Waiting Period Joiners

          1. 260X. Application of Chapter 11 of this Part

          2. 260Y. Nominations and notices accepted by the Department under the 1995 Regulations and Chapter 5 of this Part of these Regulations

          3. 260Z. Waiting Period Joiners who are in receipt of a tier 1 ill-health pension under Regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations

          4. 260ZA. Lump sum payable on the death of a Waiting Period Joiner

          5. 260ZB. Children’s pensions payable on the death of a Waiting Period Joiner

5. PART 4 BENEFITS IN CASES OF MIXED SERVICE

   1. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

      1. Application of Part 4

         1. 261. Application of Part 4

      2. Preliminary

         1. 262. Interpretation: general

   2. CHAPTER 2 COMPARISON OF ENTITLEMENTS

      1. Application of Chapter 2

         1. 263. Application of Chapter 2

      2. Officer service before practitioner service

         1. 264. Cases with up to 10 years of officer service

         2. 265. Cases with more than 10 years of officer service

      3. Officer service after practitioner service

         1. 266. Cases with less than 1 year of officer service

         2. 267. Cases with 1 year or more of officer service

      4. Concurrent officer and practitioner service

         1. 268. Cases with less than 1 year of concurrent officer service

         2. 269. Cases with 1 year or more of concurrent officer service

      5. Non-concurrent Officer and Practitioner Service

         1. 269A. Cases with non-concurrent officer service between periods of practitioner service

      6. Calculation methods

         1. 270. Calculation method A

         2. 271. Calculation method B

         3. 272. Calculation method C

         4. 272A. Calculation method D

   3. CHAPTER 3 MODIFICATION OF BENEFITS

      1. Members' retirement benefits

         1. 273. Top-up where reference amount greater than base amount

      2. Death benefits

         1. 274. Death benefits where member entitled to top-up

   4. CHAPTER 4 GENERAL MODIFICATIONS

      1. 45 year service limit

         1. 275. Pensionable service limit

      2. Claims and notices

         1. 276. Applications, claims and notices

      3. Abatement

         1. 277. Reduction of pension

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note