The National Health Service (Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment Regulations 2006

Citation, commencement, effect and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions) Amendment Regulations 2006.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of regulations 1, 2 (except the definitions of “lump sum rule”, “lump sum death benefit rule”, “normal minimum pension age”, “occupational pension scheme”, “personal pension scheme” and “protected pension age”), 3, 6 (except paragraph (2)), 7 (except paragraph (2)), 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 on 1st April 2006;

(b) for all other purposes, on 6th April 2006, but

(c) regulation 21(4) shall have effect as from 1st April 2004 in so far as it relates to a type 1 medical practitioner or a non-GP provider.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Additional Voluntary Contributions Regulations” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000(1);

“the Injury Benefits Regulations” means the National Health Service (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1995(2); and

“the Pension Scheme Regulations” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995(3).

(1)

S.I.2000/619.

(2)

S.I.1995/866.

(3)

S.I.1995/300.