The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of regulation 67 of the principal Regulations (Right to buy additional service)

8.—(1) In paragraph (6) of regulation 67 there shall be inserted the words “or, in the case of a special class officer, age 55” after the words “age 60” in each place where those words appear.

(2) After the table in paragraph (6) of regulation 67 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(6A) A member who—

(a) joined the Scheme on or after the 17th March 1987;

(b) has made an application prior to September 1997 to buy additional service; and

(c) does not commence making payments under regulation 72 until on or after 1st September 1997,

may, up until and including 31st August 1998, elect that paragraph (6) shall cease to apply to him.

(6B) Paragraph (6) shall cease to apply to a member who—

(a) joined the Scheme on or after the 17th March 1987;

(b) makes an application on or after 1st September 1997 to buy additional service; and

(c) commences payment under regulation 72 on or after 1st September 1997.”