58. In regulation 3.A.8 (pensionable earnings: breaks in service)–
(a)in paragraph (2)(a), for “regulation 3.C.1” substitute “regulations 3.C.1 (contributions by members) and 3.C.2 (members' contribution rate)”;
(b)in paragraph (8), for “(3)(a) or (4)” substitute “(5)(b) or (7)”; and
(c)after paragraph (9) insert–
“(10) For the purposes of making contributions to the scheme under regulations 3.C.1 and 3.C.3 (contributions by employing authorities: general), during any period of absence which counts as pensionable service under regulation 3.A.4(3) or (3A), amounts equal to the rate of the member’s pensionable earnings calculated as described in paragraph (3)(a) or (b) of this regulation are treated as pensionable earnings.”.