SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Final salary link

Continuity of employment

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1

For the purposes of paragraphs 1(2)(a) and 2(2)(a), there are to be disregarded—

a

any gap in service where the person was in pensionable public service;

b

a single gap of service where the person was not in pensionable public service, if that gap does not exceed 5 years;

c

two or more gaps in service where the person was not in pensionable public service, if none of the gaps exceeds 5 years.

2

In this paragraph, “pensionable public service” means service which is pensionable service in relation to—

a

a scheme under section 1, or

b

a new public body pension scheme.