Amendment of regulation Q447.

(1)

Regulation Q4 (paying for additional service by single payment) is amended as follows.

(2)

For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

A member who wishes to buy additional service for all or part of the member’s previous pensionable service in accordance with regulation Q1(9) by a single payment must elect to do so within 12 months of re-joining the scheme following the break in pensionable employment described in that regulation.”.

(3)

Omit paragraph (2).

(4)

For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)

The amount of a single payment for additional service will be one-half of the cost calculated in accordance with Table 1 of Schedule 1.”.

(5)

Omit paragraph (7).