The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

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99.—(1) A member is not prevented from becoming entitled to a relevant pension because of continuing NHS employment if—

(a)the member is an active member in the NHS employment which is employment into which the member has been transferred as a result of a transfer of an undertaking to the employing authority; and

(b)the member is a deferred member in respect of pensionable service that ceased before the member commenced the employment mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(2) Benefits payable in respect of new employment (within the meaning of regulation 101(3)) are calculated without regard to pensionable service in respect of the old employment (within the meaning of that regulation).

(3) A relevant pension is a pension in respect of the pensionable service referred to in paragraph (1)(b).