The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 418

National Health Service, England And Wales

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

28th February 2019

Laid before Parliament

4th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(1), (2) and (2A), and 12(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972(1) and sections 1(1) and (2)(e), 3 and 18(5), and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to, the Public Service Pensions Act 2013(2).

In accordance with section 10(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and section 21 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, the Secretary of State has consulted the representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations(3).

In accordance with section 10(1)(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972 and section 3(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

(1)

1972 c.11. Section 10(1) was amended by sections 57 and 58 of, and Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c.32) and section 4(2) of the Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 (c.7) (‘the 1990 Act’). Section 10(2A) was inserted by section 8(5) of the 1990 Act. Section 12(2) was amended by section 10(1) of the 1990 Act.

(2)

2013 c.25 (the “2013 Act”).

(3)

The Secretary of State has published a statement pursuant to section 21(2) of the 2013 Act of those persons he would normally expect to consult. That list can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-pension-scheme-consultee-list, or by writing to the Department of Health and Social Care, Quarry House, Leeds, LS2 7UE.

(4)

The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service under section 10 were transferred to the Treasury by article 2 of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1670).