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157.—(1) A person who is an active member of [F1this Section of] the Scheme in any employment may opt at any time to cease to be such a member by giving notice in writing to the person's employing authority.
(2) A person who so opts ceases to be such a member on the date the notice takes effect.
(3) The notice takes effect—
(a)from the beginning of the first pay period to begin after the notice is received by the employing authority, or
(b)if the notice specifies a later date, from the beginning of the first pay period after that in which the specified date falls.
(4) A person within regulation 156(1) in respect of an employment (automatic membership on entering employment) who gives notice in writing under paragraph (1) before the end of the person's first pay period in the employment is treated as not having become an active member under that regulation.
(5) Regulation 156(1) does not apply to a person entering an employment with an employing authority (“the later employment”) if—
(a)the person has previously given notice under paragraph (1) in respect of an employment with the same authority that has ceased (“the earlier employment”), and
(b)either—
(i)the period beginning with the day following that on which the earlier employment ceased and ending with the day before the later employment begins, or
(ii)the period beginning with the day following that on which a relevant intermediate employment ceased and ending with the day before the later employment begins,
is less than 12 months.
(6) An employment is a relevant intermediate employment for the purposes of paragraph (5) if—
(a)regulation 156(1) did not apply to the person on entering it because of paragraph (5), and
(b)the person did not opt to become a member of [F1this Section of] the Scheme in that employment under regulation 156(3).
(7) A practitioner who opts not to contribute to [F1this Section of] the Scheme [F2in respect of one or more employments as a practitioner under this Part must do so] in respect of all his employments as a practitioner [F3but] may, nevertheless, participate in [F1this Section of] the scheme in respect of concurrent employment as an officer under Part 2.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 157 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending Rule) by The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Additional Voluntary Contributions), and Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/22), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1
F2Words in reg. 157(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5) of the amending Rule) by The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) and Health and Personal Social Services (Injury Benefits) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/65), regs. 1(2), 60(2) (with reg. 89)
F3Word in reg. 157(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5) of the amending Rule) by The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) and Health and Personal Social Services (Injury Benefits) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/65), regs. 1(2), 60(3) (with reg. 89)
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