Amendment of regulation 10 of the 2002 Regulations
4. In regulation 10 (length of period of membership: calculation of benefit)—
(a)for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) The numerator of that fraction is the number of contractual hours during the part-time service and, subject to paragraphs (4A) and (4B), its denominator is the number of contractual hours of that employment if it were a whole-time basis.
(4A) In the case of a qualifying member, the denominator is—
(a)for the calculation of any benefits for any period between 1 January 1995 and 30th November 2007, 32.5 hours; and
(b)for the calculation of any benefits for any period thereafter, the number of contractual hours of that employment if it were on a whole-time basis.
(4B) In the case of a newly qualifying member paragraph (4A) applies as if for “30th November 2007” there was substituted “6th February 2009”.”; and
(b)after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) In this regulation and regulation 19—
“the Agreement” means the Collective Agreement for the Joint Negotiating Council of the Education and Library Boards dated 30th November 2007;
“newly qualifying member” means a member who is employed as a classroom assistant by a voluntary grammar school or a grant maintained integrated school within the meaning of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;
“qualifying member” means a member who was party to the agreement;”.