Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
8. For regulation 28(1) (children’s pensions: active members), substitute—
“28.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (a) and to any adjustment appropriate as a result of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (b), the amount of pension of an eligible child of a deceased active member is calculated in accordance with the method specified in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) (as appropriate)—
(a)where, in the opinion of an independent registered medical practitioner the member was at the date of death, wholly or temporarily in part-time service as a result of the condition that caused or contributed to the member’s death, no account shall be taken of any reduction in his membership due to such reduction in service as is attributable to that condition; and
(b)the provisions mentioned above are—
(i)regulation 14 (elections to pay additional regular contributions (ARCs)); and
(ii)regulations 19 (payment of additional regular contributions (ARCs)) and 20 (discontinuance of ARCs) of the Administration Regulations.”.