The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Additional Voluntary Contributions), and Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Amendment of regulation 137

56.—(1) Regulation 137 (Interpretation of Part 3: general) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) At the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

• ““2008 Section Optant” has the meaning given in regulation 260A;

• “the 1995 section” means the section of the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme as set out in the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995;

• “capped increase to pensionable earnings” must be read in accordance with regulation 231;

• “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1);

• “pension debit member” means a member of this Section of the Scheme whose benefits, or future benefits, under this Scheme have been reduced under Article 28 of the 1999 Order (Reduction under pension sharing order following divorce or nullity of marriage), whether before or after the member became a member of this Section of the Scheme;”.

(3) In the definition of “employing authority”—

(a) after paragraph (j) add—

“(k) “Health and Social Care Trust (HSC Trust)” established under section 1(3) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(2);

(l) “Regional Health and Social Care Board (RHSCB)” established under section 7(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(m) “Regional Business Services Organisation (RBSO)” established under section 14(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(n) “Patient and Client Council (PCC)” established under section 16(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(o) “Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Wellbeing (RAPHSW)” established under section 12(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009”;

(b) Omit the definitions at paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

(4) Omit the definition of “capped transferred-in service” and “HPSS Superannuation Scheme 1995”.

(5) For the definition of—

(a) “the Scheme”, substitute ““the Scheme” means the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme as set out in these regulations and the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995;”;

(b) “host Board” substitute—

• ““host Board”—

  (a)

  in respect of a person who is a registered medical practitioner or non-GP provider who is—

  (i)

  a partner in a partnership that is a GMS practice,

  (ii)

  a partner in a partnership that is an APMS contractor that has entered into an APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services,

  (iii)

  a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is a GMS practice or an APMS contractor that has entered into an APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services,

  (iv)

  an individual who is a GMS practice or an APMS contractor,

  means the Regional Health and Social Care Board (RHSCB), and such a person shall be deemed to be employed by the RHSCB for the purposes of this Part, except for where regulation 164(5) or (6) applies;

  (b)

  in respect of a dentist performer, means the RHSCB;”.

(1)

2000 c. 7

(2)

2009 c. 1 (N.I.)