PART 4Contributions

CHAPTER 5Additional pension

Ill-health pension becomes payable before end of contributions payment period69

1

This regulation applies if an ill-health pension becomes payable to a member (M) before the end of the contributions payment period for an additional pension election.

2

If an ill health pension becomes payable to M in consequence of a claim made before the end of the refund period—

a

any periodic payments that have been made under the election must be repaid to M;

b

the amount of a lump sum paid by M’s employing authority must be repaid to the authority; and

c

the amount of accrued additional pension attributable to the election as at the last day of pensionable service must be disregarded.

3

If an ill-health pension becomes payable to M in consequence of a claim after the end of the refund period—

a

the periodic payments under the additional pension election are treated as being paid until the end of the contributions payment period for the election.

b

for the purpose of calculating the annual rate of ill-health pension, the amount of accrued additional pension is—

i

if the declaration that accompanied the additional pension election was made in good faith, the amount of accrued additional pension calculated under paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 as at the day of pensionable service; or

ii

if the declaration was not made in good faith, paragraph (2)(a) to (c) applies.