PART 2AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (PENSION SCHEME) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Amendment of regulation 10242

In regulation 102 (Acceptance of transfer value payments), after paragraph (3) insert—

3A

If the Department accepts the payment from the member of a corresponding 1995 scheme, the relevant period of pensionable service shall count when determining whether or not the member has reached 45 years of pensionable service for the purposes of regulations 7 and 8.

3B

In paragraph (3A) “the relevant period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 103.