The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions, Injury Benefits and Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 No. 225

Amendments to the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 S

4.  For regulation 4(2) of the National Health Service (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 2003(1) (payment of compensation) substitute–

“(2) The compensation payable in accordance with this paragraph shall consist of an annual allowance at a rate equal to the rate by which that pension would be increased in accordance with the Superannuation Scheme Regulations, if–

(a) a period equal to the period with which the entitled officer is credited under regulation 5 were added to the pensionable service in respect of which that pension is payable; and

(b) for the purposes of regulation C1 (meaning of “pensionable pay”) of the Superannuation Scheme Regulations the whole period is treated as if it was added to the entitled officer’s pensionable service in respect of pensionable employment before 1st April 2008.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 28.6.2008, see reg. 1

(1)

S.S.I. 2003/344 as amended by S.S.I. 2005/445, 512 and 544, S.S.I. 2006/561 and S.S.I. 2008/92.