The Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Amendment of principal Regulations

10.  In regulation D3 (past period for which additional contributions have been paid) —

(a) in paragraph (1) —

(i) the word “or”shall be omitted from the end of sub-paragraph (a) and inserted at the end of sub-paragraph (b);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) the words “or Part III”shall be omitted; and

(iii) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph —

“(c) in respect of whom payment of additional contributions for a past period in accordance with Part II of Schedule 4 has been made,”.

(b) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs —

“(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person who has at any time during the contribution period been in part-time pensionable employment shall not be treated as having completed the payment of additional contributions in accordance with Part I of Schedule 4 unless (in addition to the payments in accordance with that Part) he pays a lump sum determined in accordance with paragraph (1B).

(1B) The lump sum referred to in paragraph (1A) is such sum as would be payable under Part II of Schedule 4 in order to count as reckonable service a period equivalent to the difference between the length of reckonable service which arises from the additional contributions paid during the contribution period and the length of such service if the person had been in full-time pensionable employment throughout the contribution period and paid additional contributions accordingly.

(1C) In paragraphs (1A) and (1B) “the contribution period”means the period during which additional contributions in accordance with Part I of Schedule 4 were paid.”.

(c) in paragraph (2) the words “or Part III”shall be omitted.