The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

Officer service treated as practitioner service

19.—(1) In paragraph 9(1) and (8) after the words “a principal practitioner” insert the words “or a practitioner providing piloted services under an agreement between that practitioner and a Health Board or Primary Care NHS Trust”.

(2) After paragraph 9 insert–

“Locum practitioners: breaks between contracts

9A.— (1) Paragraph (4A) of regulation C3 does not apply to a locum practitioner and instead sub-paragraph (2) applies where a locum practitioner ceases to be engaged as such a practitioner and is re-engaged as such a practitioner before the expiry of a period not exceeding three months from the day on which he so ceases.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations–

(a) a locum practitioner is treated as continuing to be in qualifying service during the period not exceeding three months whilst he is not so engaged and as not being required to rejoin the scheme at the time when he becomes re engaged in pensionable service, but

(b) that period does not count as practitioner service or as a period in pensionable employment.”.