Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7)

PART 1 Main provisions

Pensions

45 NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: England and Wales

(1) The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/300) have effect as if—

(a) regulation S1 (suspension of pension on return to NHS employment) were omitted, and

(b) in the opening words of regulation S2(3) (reduction of pension on return to NHS employment) the words “or (c)” were omitted.

(2) The National Health Service Pension Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/653) have effect as if the following regulations were omitted—

(a) regulation 2.D.6(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in pensionable pay), and

(b) regulation 3.D.6(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in engagement in employment).

(3) The National Health Service Pension Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/94) have effect as if regulation 86(3) (abatement of pension following continuation of employment) were omitted.

46 NHS pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Scotland

(1) The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/117) have effect as if—

(a) regulation S1 (suspension of pension on return to NHS employment) were omitted, and

(b) in the opening words of regulation S2(4) (reduction of pension on return to NHS employment) the words “or (c)” were omitted.

(2) The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/174) have effect as if the following regulations were omitted—

(a) regulation 2.D.6(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in pensionable pay), and

(b) regulation 3.D.6(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in engagement in employment).

(3) The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/94) have effect as if regulation 85(3) (abatement of pension following continuation of employment) were omitted.

47 Health and social care pension schemes: suspension of restrictions on return to work: Northern Ireland

(1) The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. (N.I.) 1995 No.95) have effect as if—

(a) regulation 84 (suspension of pension on return to HPSS employment) were omitted, and

(b) in the opening words of regulation 85(3) (reduction of pension on return to HPSS employment) the words “or (c)” were omitted.

(2) The Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. (N.I.) 2008 No.256) have effect as if the following regulations were omitted—

(a) regulation 50(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in pensionable pay), and

(b) regulation 181(2)(a) (abatement of pension following increase in engagement in employment).

(3) The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. (N.I.) 2015 No.120) have effect as if regulation 85(3) (abatement of pension following continuation of employment) were omitted.