The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Meaning of pensionable earnings in relation to other practitioners S

3.A.11.—(1) In the case of an assistant practitioner, pensionable earnings means—

(a) all salary, wages, fees and other regular payments paid to the practitioner by an employing authority in respect of the performance of essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, OOH services, commissioned services, certification services, collaborative services, general dental services or pharmaceutical services;

(b) allowances and other sums (but excluding payments made to cover expenses) paid by an employing authority in respect of board and advisory work; and

(c) practice-based work carried out in educating or training, or organising the education or training of, GP registrars or practitioners,

but does not include bonuses or payments made to cover expenses F1 ....

(2) In the case of a locum practitioner, pensionable earnings means all fees and other payments made to the locum practitioner in respect of the provision of locum services (but excluding payments made to cover expenses F1 ...), less such expenses as are deductible in accordance with guidance laid down by the Scottish Ministers.

(3) In this regulation, references to the provision of locum services, in relation to a practitioner, are to primary medical services, commissioned services, collaborative services or pharmaceutical services performed by a practitioner engaged by an employing authority under a contract for services to deputise for a registered medical practitioner or to temporarily assist in the provision of such services.

(4) The pensionable earnings of an assistant practitioner or a locum practitioner, include the amount of any pensionable earnings the practitioner is entitled to count under Chapter 3.K (2008 Section Optants).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 3.A.11(1)(2) omitted (31.1.2018) by virtue of The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/434), regs. 1(1), 15 (with reg. 19)