The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Application of Regulations with modifications

2.—(1) These Regulations, subject to the modifications described in this Schedule apply to members who are or have been practitioners as if they were officers employed by the relevant Health Board or, in the case of a locum practitioner, the listing Authority and, except where the context otherwise requires, references to an employing authority will, in relation to a practitioner, be taken as a reference to the relevant Health Board or, in the case of a locum practitioner, the listing Authority.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

“the listing Authority” in relation to a locum practitioner means the Health Board who prepare and publish—

(a)

the medical performers list; or

(b)

the services list under section 17EA or the supplementary list under section 24B of the 1978 Act(1),

on which the locum practitioner is included.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Regulations, a practitioner who wishes to contribute to this Section of the scheme must do so in respect of all of the practitioner’s work as a practitioner.

(4) A practitioner who has given notice under regulation B4 to opt out of this Section of the scheme in respect of practitioner service may nonetheless be a member in respect of any service as an officer.

(1)

Section 17EA was inserted by section 18(1) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 5) and section 24B was inserted by section 18(2) of that Act.