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 Schedule 2

20.—(1) Schedule 2 (Medical and dental practitioners) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In paragraph 3 (Meaning of superannuable earnings), in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(vi), after “OOH provider” insert “or other employing authority providing OOH services”.

(3) In paragraph 9 (Officer service treated as practitioner service)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if a member does not have more than 10 years' officer service on first becoming a principal practitioner, the member’s officer service before first becoming a principal practitioner will be treated as practitioner service.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (5), omit “(Early retirement pension (ill-health))”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (5A), omit paragraph (b);

(d) in sub-paragraph (8), omit the words from “or a practitioner” to “a Health and Social Services Board”.

(4) In paragraph 10 (Contributions to the scheme)—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (2L) and (2U), for “determined in accordance with paragraph (2J)” substitute “as that which applied to the earlier employment”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “70” substitute “75”.

(5) In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 23 (Accounts and actuarial reports)—

(a) for “provide the host”, substitute “provide each relevant host”;

(b) for “Inland Revenue” in each place, substitute “HM Revenue and Customs”.