Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993(1);
“the 2013 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;
“the new scheme” means the scheme established by regulations made under section 1(1) and (2)(e) of the 2013 Act for the payment of retirement pensions to or in respect of health service workers for England and Wales; and
“the old scheme” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme, as constituted by the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995(2) and the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008(3).
S.I. 1995/300, as amended by S.I. 1997/80 and 1888, 1998/666 and 2216, 2000/605, 2001/1428 and 3649, 2002/561 and 2469, 2003/631 and 2322, 2004/665 and 696, 2005/661 and 3074, 2006/600 and 2919, 2007/2054 and 3280, 2008/654 and 2263, 2009/381, 1298 and 2466, 2010/492 and 1634, 2011/591 and 2586, 2012/610, 2013/413, 2014/78, 570, 1607 and 3061 and as modified by S.I. 1996/971.