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The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Cross Heading: Reduction in and forfeiture of benefits is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 October 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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3.J.7.—(1) If, as a result of a member's criminal, negligent or fraudulent act or omission, a loss to public funds occurs that arises out of or is connected with the member's employment relationship with the member's employer, the Scottish Ministers—
(a)may reduce any pension or other benefit payable to, or in respect of, the member under these Regulations by an amount less than or equal to the loss; or
(b)in a case where the loss equals or exceeds the value of the pension or other benefit, reduce them to nil or by any amount less than that value.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply so far as the pension or other benefit—
(a)is a guaranteed minimum pension F1...
(b)arise out of a transfer payment.
(3) If the Scottish Ministers propose to exercise the power under paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers must give the member a certificate specifying the amount of the loss to public funds and of the reduction in benefits.
(4) If the amount of the loss is disputed, no reduction may be made under paragraph (1) until the member's obligation to make good the loss has become enforceable—
(a)under the order of a competent court; or
(b)in consequence of an award of an arbiter to be appointed (failing agreement by the parties) by the sheriff, or, in England and Wales an arbitrator.
(5) If the loss is suffered by an employing authority, the amount of any reduction under paragraph (1) must be paid to that authority.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3.J.7(2)(a) omitted (13.3.2017) by virtue of The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 45 (with reg. 53)
3.J.8.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may direct that all or part of any rights to benefits or other amounts payable to or in respect of a member under these Regulations be forfeited if—
(a)the member is convicted of any of the offences specified in paragraph (2); and
(b)the offence was committed before the benefit or other amount becomes payable.
(2) The offences are—
(a)an offence in connection with employment that qualifies the member to belong to this Section of the scheme, in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have issued a forfeiture certificate; and
(b)one or more offences under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 M1 for which the member has been sentenced on the same occasion to—
(i)a term of imprisonment of at least 10 years; or
(ii)two or more consecutive terms amounting in the aggregate to at least 10 years.
(3) In paragraph (2)(a) “forfeiture certificate” means a certificate that the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the offence—
(a)has been gravely injurious to the State; or
(b)is liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service.
(4) The Scottish Ministers may direct that all or part of any rights to benefits or other amounts payable in respect of a member under these Regulations be forfeited where the benefits or amounts are payable to a person to whom paragraph (5) applies who has been convicted of the murder or culpable homicide of that member or of any other offence of which unlawful killing of that member is an element.
(5) This paragraph applies to a person who is—
(a)the member's widow, widower, surviving nominated partner or surviving civil partner;
(b)a dependant of the member;
(c)a person not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) who is specified in a notice given under regulation 3.E.22(3) (payment of lump sums or pensions on death); or
(d)a person to whom such benefits or amounts are payable under the member's will or on the member's intestacy.
(6) A guaranteed minimum pension F2... may be forfeited only if paragraph (1) applies in the case of an offence within paragraph (2)(b) [F3or to which paragraph (4) applies].
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 3.J.8(6) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(f) of the amending S.S.I.) by virtue of The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 46(a) (with reg. 53)
F3Words in reg. 3.J.8(6) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(f) of the amending S.S.I.) by The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/27), regs. 1(1), 46(b) (with reg. 53)
Marginal Citations
M11911 c.11, 1920 c.75, 1939 c.121 and 1989 c.6.
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