The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000
PART IPRELIMINARY
1Citation, commencement and retrospective effect
2Interpretation
2ACivil partnerships and marriage of same sex couples
PART IIADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
3Making and acceptance of elections
4Payment and amount of additional voluntary contributions
5Variation and cancellation of elections
6Circumstances in which elections cease to have effect
7Investment of additional voluntary contributions
8Inward transfers
9Inward transfers: mis-sold pensions
10Outward transfers
PART IIIPROVISION OF BENEFITS
11Retirement and dependants’ benefits
12Lump sums on death
13Benefit limits
PART IVMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
14Repayment of investments in certain cases
15Payments by the Secretary of State
16Information
17Payments in respect of deceased persons
17APension sharing on divorce or nullity of marriage or, dissolution or nullity of civil partnership
18Benefits not assignable on bankruptcy
19Offset for crime, negligence or fraud
20Loss of rights to benefits
21Determination of questions
22Tax
SCHEDULE 1BENEFIT LIMITS
PART 1INTERPRETATION
1Paragraphs 2 to 10 have effect for defining expressions used...
2“Adjusted salary” means A + B , where— a A...
3(1) “Final remuneration” means, subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3),...
4“Material date” means the earlier of— (a) the participator’s retirement...
5“Permitted amount” means— (a) in relation to a retirement pension,...
6(1) “Retained benefits” means the total of any pensions payable...
7“Tax year” means the 12 months beginning with 6th April...
8“Total retirement benefits” means the total of so much of—...
9“Total taxable earnings” means all salary, wages, fees and other...
10“The year in question” means— (a) in the case of...
PART IIRETIREMENT PENSIONS
11The annual rate of a participator’s retirement pension derived from...
12(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
13Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...
14(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
15In their application to persons who are special class officers...
16If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...
17(1) If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
PART IIIDEPENDANTS' PENSIONS
18(1) The annual rate of a dependant’s pension under these...
PART IVLUMP SUMS ON DEATH
19(1) The lump sum payable under regulation 11(7) must not...
SCHEDULE 2PENSION SHARING ON DIVORCE OR NULLITY OF MARRIAGE OR, DISSOLUTION OR NULLITY OF CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
1Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit
2Investment of appropriate rights
3Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit following the death of the person entitled to the pension credit
4Pension credit benefit
5Outward transfers
6Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit before normal benefit age
7Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit at normal benefit age
8Pension credit member dies before pension credit benefit becomes payable
9Pension credit member dies after pension credit benefit becomes payable
10Excluded membership
11Payment of lump sum on death
12Miscellaneous provisions
13Offset for crime, negligence or fraud
14Loss of rights to benefits
2000 No. 619
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 10(1), (2), (2A) and (3) and 12(1) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 19721, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to him to be appropriate2 and with the consent of the Treasury3, hereby makes the following Regulations: