SCHEDULE 1Payments for extra pension

PART 3Effective pension age payments

CHAPTER 2Making effective pension age payments

Periodical payments during period of assumed pay

33.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), during a period of assumed pay the member may—

(a)

stop the periodical payments; or

(b)

continue the periodical payments as if the member were receiving pensionable earnings at the full rate.

(2)

During any period in which the member is receiving statutory maternity pay within the meaning of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 199296 or is on paid ordinary maternity leave, paid adoption leave or paid paternity leave, the member may—

(a)

stop the periodical payments; or

(b)

make periodical payments of an amount determined by reference to the member’s actual pay during that period.

(3)

If a member stops the periodical payments during a period of assumed pay, the member may, by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager, resume the periodical payments in the next pay period after the period of assumed pay ends.