Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations
6.—(1) Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (members’ contributions to the Scheme) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2)—
(a)for “the Secretary of State shall have regard to”, substitute “the Secretary of State may have regard to”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (c), insert the following sub-paragraph—
“(ca)any agreement between the Secretary of State and the member under regulation 9(1A); ”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(d), for “31st October” substitute “31st December”.
(4) For paragraph (6)(d), substitute—
“(d)in relation to any subsequent membership year, at such time, or in such instalments at such times, and in such manner—
(i)as the Secretary of State and the member may, by no later than 1st March immediately preceding the membership year in question, agree, or
(ii)in default of such agreement by that date, as the Secretary of State may determine.”.