PART 3AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (PENSION SCHEME) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Amendment of regulation 210

72.—(1) Regulation 210 (Amount of lump sum: single capacity members and recent leavers (disregarding regulation 180 employments)) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) For paragraph (1), substitute—

(1) The lump sum payable on death of an active member or a non-contributing member, who is not a deferred member or a pensioner member, is an amount equal to—

(a)in the case of a deceased active member, twice the annual average of the member’s uprated earnings at the date of death; or

(b)in the case of a deceased non-contributing member, twice the annual average of the member’s uprated earnings on the member’s last day of pensionable service..

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a)after “active member”, insert “or a non-contributing member”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “at the date of death”, substitute “by which the pension was calculated”;

(c)at the end, insert (as full-out words) “This is subject to regulations 213A and 214.”.

(4) In paragraph (3) for “is not an active member”, substitute “was not an active member or a non-contributing member”.

(5) In paragraph (8)(a) for “is an active member”, substitute “was an active member or a non-contributing member”.