The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Application procedure

141.—(1) An application under regulation 140—

(a) must be in writing;

(b) must specify the scheme or arrangement from which the transfer value payment is to be made and the anticipated amount of the payment;

(c) must be made before—

(i) the end of the period of one year starting on the day the member (M) becomes eligible to be an active member of this scheme; and

(ii) M attains normal pension age;

(d) if the scheme manager so requires, may be made only if M has requested a statement of entitlement; and

(e) must meet such other conditions as the scheme manager requires.

(2) If the transfer is not a club transfer, a statement of entitlement—

(a) is a statement of the increase to pensionable earnings and the service M will be entitled to count as a result of the transfer if the payment is accepted;

(b) must specify—

(i) the period within which the payment is to be accepted by the scheme manager; and

(ii) the amount of increase to pensionable earnings calculated in accordance with guidance and tables provided by the scheme actuary for the purpose.

(3) If the transfer is a club transfer, a statement of entitlement—

(a) is a statement of the club transfer earned pension; and

(b) must specify—

(i) the period within which the transfer is to be accepted by the scheme manager; and

(ii) the basis on which the club transfer earned pension will be revalued while M is in pensionable service under this scheme.