PART 3AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (PENSION SCHEME) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Amendment of regulation 21274

1

Regulation 212 (Amount of lump sum: dual capacity members: members with pensions under regulation 180) is amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (4).

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a) for “is an active member”, substitute “was an active member or a non-contributing member”;

b

in sub-paragraph (b) for “is”, substitute “was”.

3

For paragraph (2), substitute—

2

The lump sum is an amount—

a

equal to the sum of—

i

in the case of a deceased active member, twice the appropriate fraction of the annual average of the member’s uprated earnings at the date of death, or

ii

in the case of a deceased non-contributing member, twice the appropriate fraction of the annual average of the member’s uprated earnings at the member’s last day of pensionable service, and

4

In paragraph (5) (in the definition of “DPS”) after “active member”, insert “or a non-contributing member”.