The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Partial Retirement etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 952

Public Service Pensions, England And Wales

National Health Service, England And Wales

The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Partial Retirement etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made

31st August 2023

Laid before Parliament

4th September 2023

Coming into force

1st October 2023

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

In accordance with section 10(4) of the 1972 Act and section 21(1) of the 2013 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons or representatives of such persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by these Regulations.

In accordance with section 10(1) of the 1972 Act(3) and section 3(5) of the 2013 Act, 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. Section 3(1) and (2) were amended by section 94(2) and (3) of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7).

(3)

The functions of the Minister for the Civil Service under section 10 of the 1972 Act were transferred to the Treasury by article 2 of S.I. 1981/1670.