PART 4BENEFITS IN CASES OF MIXED SERVICE

CHAPTER 2COMPARISON OF ENTITLEMENTS

Officer service before practitioner service

Cases with up to 10 years of officer service264

1

Where a member has not more than 10 years of pensionable service before first becoming a principal medical practitioner, the reference amount shall be the best of—

a

the amount determined by calculation method A,

b

the amount determined by calculation method B, and

c

where—

i

the benefit is payable on retirement or death of the member, and

ii

the condition is met,

the base amount.

2

The condition mentioned in paragraph (1)(c)(ii) is that—

a

the amount of pension payable under Part 2 would be greater than the amount of pension payable under Part 3, where—

i

any enhancement for the purposes of regulation 52 or 182 (enhancement of ill-health pensions), as appropriate, is ignored,

ii

any additional pension is disregarded, and

iii

any increase under the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 is applied, and

b

the amount determined by calculation method B is less than the base amount.