Amendment of regulation 153
16.—(1) Regulation 153 (Eligibility: general)(1) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph (1), after “Scheme” insert “on or after 1st April 2015”.
(3) For paragraphs (3) to (6), substitute—
“(3) Condition B is that the person—
(a)enters practitioner service on or after 1st April 2008 and has service (“relevant service”) as an active member of this Section of the Scheme—
(i)on or before 1st April 2012, or
(ii)after 1st April 2012, but only where that service is pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10;
(b)has not had a break in service for any one period of five years or more ending in the period starting on 2nd April 2012 and finishing on 1st April 2015; and
(c)meets all of the “other Section conditions” (see paragraph (5)).
(4) Condition C is that the person has not reached the age of 75 and was born on, or before, 31st August 1960.
(5) The “other section conditions” are that—
(a)the person has not received a repayment of contributions under regulation 175 (Repayment of contributions) in respect of their relevant service;
(b)the person’s rights under this Section of the Scheme in respect of their relevant service have not been extinguished under regulation 226;
(c)the person is not entitled to a repayment of contributions under regulation 175 by virtue of paragraph (2)(a) to (c) of that regulation.”.
Regulation 153 as amended by S.R. 2009 No.65 regulation 58; S.R. 2010 No.22 regulation 62 and S.R. 2010 no.286 regulation 37