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

Amendment of regulation 66

14.  For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 66 (Other leave of absence) substitute—

“(1) If, on or after 1st April 2008, a member is on a leave of absence for reasons other than those referred to in regulation 65 the maximum period of such leave that will count as superannuable employment under this paragraph is—

(a) where the member, for a continuous period of six months commencing with the member’s first day of leave of absence, pays to the scheme contributions due from the member in accordance with regulation 10, six months;

(b) where the member, for a continuous period of less than six months commencing with the member’s first day of leave of absence, pays to the scheme contributions due from the member in accordance with regulation 10, the period in respect of which those contributions were paid.

(2) If, having paid contributions for the period referred to in paragraph (1)(a), a member remains on leave of absence for reasons other than those referred to in regulation 65 the maximum period of such leave that will count as superannuable employment under this paragraph is—

(a) where the member pays to the scheme both contributions due from the member in accordance with regulation 10 and contributions due from the member’s employer in accordance with regulation 11 for a continuous period of 18 months commencing immediately after the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(a), 18 months;

(b) where the member pays to the scheme both contributions due from the member in accordance with regulation 10 and contributions due from the member’s employer in accordance with regulation 11 for a continuous period of less than 18 months commencing immediately after the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(a), the period in respect of which those contributions were paid.”.