The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Modifications of provisions having effect from 1st April 2001 (locum practitioners)

3.—(1) For the purposes of the principal Regulations, a person is treated as having been a locum practitioner or as being such a practitioner at any particular time during the period beginning with 1st April 2001 and ending with 30th December 2002 if—

(a) at that particular time, apart from the condition in paragraph (b) of the definition of “locum practitioner” in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations (as inserted by paragraph 10(1) of the Schedule to these Regulations), he would have fallen or falls within that definition, and

(b) he meets that condition not later than 31st December 2002.

(2) For the purposes of those Regulations, a person is also treated as having been a locum practitioner or as being such a practitioner at any particular time during the period beginning with 1st April 2001 and ending with 30th December 2002 if—

(a) at that particular time, apart from the condition in paragraph (b) of the definition of “locum practitioner” in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations (as inserted by paragraph 10(1) of the Schedule to these Regulations), he would have fallen or falls within that definition, and

(b) (i) he became or becomes a principal practitioner, an associate general practitioner, an assistant practitioner or a person who is treated as a practitioner under regulation R11 (participators in pilot schemes) after that particular time and not later than 31st December 2002;

(ii) he became or becomes a medical pilot scheme employee treated as an officer under regulation R11(d)(ii) after that particular time and not later than 31st December 2002; or

(iii) he became or becomes a registered medical practitioner who is an officer within the meaning of the principal Regulations after that particular time and not later than 31st December 2002.