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39.—(1) This Chapter applies in relation to a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme.
(2) For a person who is an active member of this scheme in relation to two or more continuous periods of pensionable service at the same time, this Chapter applies separately in relation to each of those periods of service.
40.—(1) The scheme manager must establish a pension account for a member who is in pensionable service the day on which the member begins pensionable service.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, an account established under paragraph (1) is called an active member's account.
41.—(1) This regulation applies if a transfer value payment is received from another pension scheme (other than a connected scheme) in relation to an active member of this scheme.
(2) On receiving the transfer value payment, the scheme manager must credit the active member's account with the amount of transferred pension calculated under regulation 151(2) (amount of transferred pension).
42.—(1) This regulation applies if a club transfer value payment is received from another club scheme in relation to an active member of this scheme.
(2) On receiving the club transfer value payment, the scheme manager must credit the active member's account with an amount of club transfer earned pension calculated under regulation 153(2) (amount of club transfer earned pension).
43.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to every scheme year in which an active member's account is open.
(2) The active member's account must specify—
(a)the amount of earned pension (if any) for the scheme year;
(b)the amount of transferred pension (if any) for the scheme year; and
(c)the amount of club transfer earned pension (if any) from each sending scheme for the scheme year.
(3) The amount is—
(a)for earned pension, 1/64.8th of the member's pensionable pay received for that year for the scheme employment in respect of which that member's account is established;
(b)for earned pension, 1/64.8th of the member's assumed pensionable pay for the scheme year where the member pays the contributions required by paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 119 (contributions during absence from work due to illness, injury, trade dispute or authorised absence) or the contributions required by paragraph (1) of regulation 120 (contributions during absence from work on reserve forces service leave) or the contributions required by paragraph (3) of 121 (contributions during child-related leave);
(c)for earned pension, 1/64.8th of the member's assumed pensionable pay during the member's absence due to illness or injury for the period in respect of which the member pays the contributions required by paragraph (2) of regulation 119 (contributions during absence from work due to illness or injury);
(d)for earned pension, 1/64.8th of the member's assumed pensionable pay whilst the member is absent on ordinary adoption leave, ordinary maternity leave or paternity leave;
(e)for transferred pension, the amount which the member is entitled to count under regulation 151(2) (amount of transferred pension) for that year; and
(f)for club transfer earned pension, the amount of all club transfer values received in relation to the member in that year as calculated under regulation 153(2) (amount of club transfer earned pension).
44.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to every scheme year in which an active member's account is open other than the scheme year in which that account is established.
(2) The active member's account must specify—
(a)the opening balance of earned pension for the scheme year and the index adjustment for that opening balance, and if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the scheme year;
(b)the opening balance of club transfer earned pension (if any) for the scheme year and the index adjustment for that opening balance and if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the scheme year;
(c)the opening balance of transferred pension (if any) for the scheme year and the index adjustment for that opening balance and if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the scheme year.
(3) In these Regulations—
“opening balance” in relation to a description of pension, other than added pension—
for the scheme year immediately following the scheme year in which the active member's account is established, means the amount of that pension for the previous scheme year as at the end of that scheme year; and
for any subsequent scheme year, means the sum of the following amounts—
the opening balance of that pension for the previous scheme year and the index adjustment for that opening balance;
the amount of that pension for the previous scheme year as at the end of the previous scheme year; and
if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the previous scheme year.
45. This regulation applies when an ill-health award ceases to be payable to a person under regulation 77 (consequences of review) and the pensioner member re-enters pensionable service—
(a)the scheme manager must close the retirement account;
(b)the scheme manager must re-establish the active member's account and credit it with an amount equal to the annual rate of lower tier ill-health pension payable when the ill-health award was first made;
(c)the scheme manager must make entries in the active member's account as if, during the gap in pensionable service, the member—
(i)was in pensionable service under this scheme; but
(ii)received no pensionable pay.
46.—(1) The scheme manager must close an active member's account in relation to a period of service when the scheme manager establishes in relation to that period of service—
(a)a deferred member's account under Chapter 7 (deferred member's account); or
(b)a retirement account under Chapter 8 (retirement account).
(2) The scheme manager must re-establish an active member's account under this Chapter if the scheme manager closes a deferred member's account under Chapter 7.
(3) Where an active member has more than one active member's account and ceases to be in pensionable service in respect of service in one scheme employment without having qualifying service for a period of three months in respect of that account, the active member's account for that employment must be closed and the benefits in that account must be aggregated with the other active member's account.
(4) If an active member has more than one active member's account after the account mentioned in paragraph (3) has been closed, the member may choose which active member's account the benefits from the closed account should be aggregated with.
(5) If the active member fails to make the selection mentioned in paragraph (4), the scheme manager may choose which active member's account the benefits from the closed account should be aggregated with.
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