PART 2Amendment of the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Amendment of regulation 2.A.124

1

Regulation 2.A.1 (interpretation: general) is amended as follows.

2

At the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert–

  • “the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 200611; and

  • “the 2006 (Wales) Act” means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 200612;

3

In the definition of “commissioned services”, in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) delete “(3)”.

4

For the definition of “corresponding health service scheme” substitute–

  • “corresponding health service scheme” means–

    1. a

      a superannuation scheme provided under regulations made under section 10 of the Superannuation Act 197213 and having effect in England and Wales;

    2. b

      a superannuation scheme provided under article 12 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 197214;

    3. c

      a scheme made under section 2 of the Superannuation Act 198415 (an Act of Tynwald); or

    4. d

      any other occupational pension scheme approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Scottish Ministers;

5

After the definition of “corresponding health service scheme” insert–

  • “corresponding 1995 scheme” means a corresponding health service scheme the provisions of which the Scottish Ministers have determined correspond to the NHS superannuation scheme for Scotland 1995;

  • “corresponding 2008 scheme” means a corresponding health service scheme the provisions of which the Scottish Ministers have determined correspond to the provisions of the scheme;