Part 5AMENDMENT OF THE RESERVE FORCES PENSION SCHEME ORDER 2005

Schedule 1: The Reserve Forces Pension Scheme 2005

18.—(1) Schedule 1 (The Reserve Forces Pension Scheme 2005) to the 2005 Regulations is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In rule A.1 (interpretation: general), paragraph (4), insert in the appropriate places the following—

AFRS 2020” means the Scheme established by the Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020;

PSPJOA 2022” means the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022;

remediable service” has the meaning given in section 1 of PSPJOA 2022, and refers to service in an employment or office that is pensionable service under the Scheme, whether or not by virtue of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022;

remedy member” means a member with remediable service;

Scheme manager” means the Secretary of State;.

(3) In rule C.4 (reckonable service), insert—

(4) Where a remedy member has made a section 6 election within the meaning of paragraph 8(1)(a) or a section 10 election within the meaning of paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 4 (remediable service), the remedy member’s remediable service is not treated as reckonable service for the purposes of Schedules 1 and 3 to this Scheme..

(4) In rule E.21 (nominations for lump sum death benefits), after paragraph (3), insert—

(3A) This rule is subject to paragraph 56 of Schedule 4 (remediable service)..

(5) In rule G.1 (application of Part G - Abatement), after paragraph (2), insert—

(3) This Part is subject to paragraph 55 of Schedule 4 (remediable service)..