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Amendment of regulation 2
2. In regulation 2 (interpretation) there shall be inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order the following definitions:–
““the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993();
“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999();
“the AVC scheme” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme, the rules of which are set out in these Regulations;
“appropriate rights” means rights which are described in paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act (pension credits: mode of discharge, appropriate rights);
“eligible member” has the meaning given by section 101P(1) of the 1993 Act();
“NHS Superannuation Scheme” means the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme for Scotland, the rules of which are set out in the 1995 Regulations;
“normal benefit age”, in relation to the scheme, means the age of 60;
“pension credit” means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act and includes a credit under corresponding Northern Ireland legislation;
“pension credit benefit” has the meaning given by section 101B of the 1993 Act;
“pension credit member” means has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995();
“pension credit rights” has the meaning given by section 101B of the 1993 Act;”.
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