The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions), Health and Social Care (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 No. 259

PART 3 AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (PENSION SCHEME) REGULATIONS (NORHERN IRELAND) 2008

Amendment of regulation 55

25.  In regulation 55 (Early retirement on termination of employment by employing authority)(1), for paragraph 1(c), substitute—

“(c) the member’s employing authority certifies that the member—

(i) has at least 2 years’ continuous employment determined in accordance with any terms and conditions applying to the employment,

(ii) is entitled to claim a pension under this regulation if the member’s employment is terminated by reason of redundancy as an alternative to receiving (in whole or in part) the lump sum payment otherwise payable to the member in accordance with those terms and conditions, and

(iii) has not unreasonably refused to seek suitable alternative employment or accept an offer of such employment.”.

(1)

Regulation 55 as amended by S.R. 2008 No.188, regulation 28 and S.R. 2013 No.40, regulation 13