PART 3Amendments to the Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of regulation 182

48.—(1) Regulation 182 (Early retirement on ill-health (Active members and non-contributing members))(1) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (5)—

(a)for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)is increased by the enhancement period where the member—

(i)has not had a break in pensionable service of 12 months or more; or

(ii)has returned to pensionable employment 12 months or more after having a break in such service and it would be more favourable to the member to treat the member’s pensionable service before and after the break, and all such other breaks (if any) as continuous;;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “(a)” insert “(ii)”.

(3) In paragraph (7)—

(a)for “If the member’s pensionable service includes both officer service and practitioner service—” substitute “If a member is entitled to have the member’s pensionable service increased by the enhancement period—”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “(under Part 2)” insert “, if any,”.

(1)

Regulation 182 as amended by S.R. 2009 No.188, regulation 57; S.R. 2010 No.22, regulation 73 and S.R. 2010 No.286, regulation 41