43. In regulation 2.F.10 (acceptance of transfer value payments), after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) If the Secretary of State accepts the payment from the member of a corresponding 1995 scheme, the relevant period of pensionable service shall count when determining whether or not the member has reached 45 years of pensionable service for the purposes of regulation 2.A.3.
(3B) In paragraph (3A) “the relevant period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 2.F.11.”.