Exception to general rule in regulation 3.G.2
3.G.3.—(1) The general rule in regulation 3.G.2 (general rule: separate treatment of service etc.) does not apply if—
(a)at the time that the member first becomes entitled to a pension under this Section of the scheme in respect of the earlier service or the later service; or
(b)if it is earlier, at the time of the member’s death,
in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers the benefits payable to or in respect of the member would be more valuable if that general rule were disregarded.
(2) Accordingly, in a case within paragraph (1)—
(a)the member’s pensionable service in respect of the earlier service and the later service is to be treated as one single continuous period;
(b)the member’s qualifying service in respect of the earlier service and the later service is to be treated as one single continuous period;
(c)the member is not to be treated as a deferred member in respect of the earlier service; and
(d)the member’s pensionable earnings in respect of the later period is to be determined by reference to the earlier period as well as the later period(1).
See regulation 3.A.4(6) (pensionable service: breaks in service).