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

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[F1Circumstances in which a 1995 Section member may defer making an option to join this Section of the Scheme under regulation 136BN.I.

(1) This regulation applies to a person who—

(a)on, or after, 1st October 2009—

(i)is an active member of the 1995 Section, or

(ii)is a member of that Section who is absent from work because of illness or injury and whose earnings have ceased in the circumstances described in paragraph (4)(a) of regulation 65 of the 1995 Regulations (Absence because of illness or injury or certain types of leave);

(b)has submitted a form AW33 (or such other form as the Department was willing to accept) together with supporting medical evidence (if not included on the form) for the purposes of an ill-health pension payable in accordance with regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations (Ill-health pension on early retirement); and

(c)that form and supporting medical evidence was received by the Department—

(i)before the date on which a comparative statement of benefits under the 1995 Section and the 2008 Section of the Scheme is sent to the person (whether by electronic communication or otherwise) in accordance with regulation 136B, or

(ii)if such a statement has been issued to that person, before the date specified by the Department for the purposes of paragraph (3) of that regulation.

(2) A person to whom paragraph (1) applies may opt to join this Section of the Scheme in accordance with paragraph (3).

(3) The option under paragraph (2) may only be exercised if—

(a)the person gives notice in writing to the Department in such form as it requires; and

(b)that notice is received by the Department within a period of four months starting with, where—

(i)that person is sent a written notification of the Department’s decision as to whether, in consideration of the form and medical evidence referred to in paragraph (1), that person has met the tier 1 or the tier 2 condition specified in regulation 13A of the 1995 Regulations (“the first decision”), the date of that decision,

(ii)that person is sent a written notification of the Department’s decision in respect of the stage one dispute, (“a stage one decision”), the date of that decision,

(iii)that person is sent a written notification of the Department’s decision in respect of the stage two dispute, (“a stage two decision”), the date of that decision, or

(iv)that person is sent written notification of the final determination by the Pensions Ombudsman, the date of that determination.

  • This is subject to paragraph (4).

(4) Paragraph (3) shall cease to apply to any person if at any time that person—

(a)returns to HSC employment; or

(b)claims a pension under regulation 16 or 49 of the 1995 Regulations (Early retirement pension (with actuarial reduction) and preserved pension, respectively).

(5) For the purpose of this regulation—

“stage one dispute” means a request made to the Department for a review of the first decision under Article 50 of the 1995 Order (Resolution of disputes), that is received by the Department within a period of one year starting with the date on which that person’s contract of employment is terminated;

“stage two dispute” means a request made to the Department to review the stage one decision under Article 50 of the 1995 Order that is received by the Department within a period of six months starting with the day on which that person is sent a written notification of a stage one decision;

“the final determination by the Pensions Ombudsman” means a written determination under section 147 of the 1993 Act made as the result of the investigation of a complaint by the person in respect of the stage two decision that was received by the Pensions Ombudsman within a period of three years starting with the day on which the person is sent written notification of the stage two decision.]

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