The Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
Citation and commencement1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1997.
Interpretation2.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (Interpretation)3.
In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations—
(a)
in the definition of “employing authority”—
(i)
in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) the word “and” shall be deleted in each place where it last appears;
(ii)
in sub-paragraph (d) after the word “scheme” for the full stop there shall be substituted “, and”; and
(iii)
“(f)
a registered medical practitioner whose name is included on a list kept pursuant to the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19733, working either as a sole practitioner, or as a group of such practitioners acting jointly, whether or not practicising in a partnership, in respect of the employment of practice staff.”;
(b)
after the definition of “personal pension scheme” there shall be inserted the following definition—
- “practice staff” means persons (other than assistants, associates, or trainee practitioners) employed by a registered medical practitioner whose name is included on a list kept pursuant to the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973, working either as a sole practitioner, or by a group of such practitioners acting jointly, whether or not practising in a partnership, to assist with the provision of general medical services in accordance with arrangements made under Article 56 of the “Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19724;”; and
- (a)
after the definition of “qualifying service” there shall be inserted the following definition—
- (a)
- “registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the “Medical Act 19835;”.
Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (Early retirement pension (redundancy etc.))4.
“(3)
This regulation shall not apply to practice staff.”
Amendment to regulation 15 of the principal Regulations (Early retirement pension (employer’s consent))5.
“(3)
This regulation shall not apply to practice staff.”
Amendment to regulation 62A of the principal Regulations (Transfers in respect of members to whom regulation 9A applies who elect to join or rejoin the scheme)6.
In regulation 62A(2) of the principal Regulations after the words “transfers that are not made under the Public Sector Transfer Arrangements” there shall be inserted the word “and”.
Amendment to regulation 78 of the principal Regulations (Part-time employment)7.
“(4A)
In paragraph (4) a “single comparable whole-time employment” means the number of hours, half-days or sessions which the Department determines would constitute single comparable whole-time employment.”.
Amendment to Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (Medical and Dental Practitioners)8.
In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, in paragraph 1—
(a)
“or who is participating in the Doctors' Retainer Scheme;”; and
(b)
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These Regulations further amend the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (“the principal Regulations”) by bringing registered medical practitioners within the definition of an “employing authority” and thereby enabling persons employed by them to join the Health and Personal Social Services Superannuation Scheme (though periods of work which do not relate to the provision of general medical services in accordance with arrangements made under Article 56 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) 1972 will not count as superannuable service).
Regulations 1 and 2 provide for the citation, commencement and interpretation of the Regulations. Regulation 3 amends regulation 2 of the principal Regulations by including registered medical practitioner in the definition of an “employing authority”. It also inserts definitions of “practice staff” and a “registered medical practitioner”.
Regulations 4 and 5 amend respectively regulations 14(2) (Early retirement pension (redundancy etc.)) and 15(2) (Early retirement pension (employer’s consent)) of the principal Regulations so that those regulations do not apply to persons employed by registered medical practitioners.
Regulation 6 makes a minor amendment to regulation 62A(2) (Transfers in respect of members to whom regulation 9A applies who elect to join or rejoin the scheme) of the principal Regulations.
Regulation 7 amends regulation 78 (Part-time employment) of the principal Regulations to provide that the Department shall determine what constitutes single comparable whole-time employment.
Regulation 8 amends paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations to provide membership of the Health and Personal Social Services Superannuation Scheme for unapproved assistant practitioners and assistant practitioners who are participating in the Doctors' Retainer Scheme.