Deduction and recovery of member’s contributions
88.—(1) An employing authority may deduct from a person’s pay any contributions payable by him under these Regulations.
(2) Sums payable under regulation 16(4) or (7)(c) (reserve forces) may be deducted by the member’s former employer from any payment made to him under Part V of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951(1), to the extent that they are payable in respect of the same period.
(3) The appropriate administering authority may recover any such sum remaining due and not deducted under paragraph (1) or (2)–
(a)as a debt arising under a contract in any court of competent jurisdiction; or
(b)by deducting it from any payment by way of benefits to or in respect of the person in question under these Regulations.
(4) However, the sums mentioned in paragraph (2) are only recoverable under paragraph (3) if unpaid for 12 months after the person ceases to perform relevant reserve forces service.
(5) If an employing authority deduct any amount in error from a person’s pay or any other sum due to him in respect of contributions, they must pay interest on that amount for the period beginning one month after the date of deduction and ending on the date of repayment.