The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 2000 No. 619 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART I PRELIMINARY
1.Citation, commencement and retrospective effect
2.Interpretation
2A.Civil partnerships and marriage of same sex couples
PART II ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
3.Making and acceptance of elections
4.Payment and amount of additional voluntary contributions
5.Variation and cancellation of elections
6.Circumstances in which elections cease to have effect
7.Investment of additional voluntary contributions
8.Inward transfers
9.Inward transfers: mis-sold pensions
10.Outward transfers
PART III PROVISION OF BENEFITS
11.Retirement and dependants’ benefits
12.Lump sums on death
13.Benefit limits
PART IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
14.Repayment of investments in certain cases
15.Payments by the Secretary of State
16.Information
17.Payments in respect of deceased persons
17A.Pension sharing on divorce or nullity of marriage or, dissolution or nullity of civil partnership
18.Benefits not assignable on bankruptcy
19.Offset for crime, negligence or fraud
20.Loss of rights to benefits
21.Determination of questions
22.Tax
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
BENEFIT LIMITS
PART 1 INTERPRETATION
1.Paragraphs 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 II RETIREMENT PENSIONS
11.The annual rate of a participator’s retirement pension derived from...
12.(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
13.Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...
14.(1) Where the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
15.In their application to persons who are special class officers...
16.If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under regulation...
17.(1) If the participator becomes entitled to a pension under...
PART III DEPENDANTS' PENSIONS
18.(1) The annual rate of a dependant’s pension under these...
PART IV LUMP SUMS ON DEATH
19.(1) The lump sum payable under regulation 11(7) must not...
SCHEDULE 2
PENSION SHARING ON DIVORCE OR NULLITY OF MARRIAGE OR, DISSOLUTION OR NULLITY OF CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
1.Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit
2.Investment of appropriate rights
3.Discharge of liability in respect of a pension credit following the death of the person entitled to the pension credit
4.Pension credit benefit
5.Outward transfers
6.Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit before normal benefit age
7.Commutation of the whole of pension credit benefit at normal benefit age
8.Pension credit member dies before pension credit benefit becomes payable
9.Pension credit member dies after pension credit benefit becomes payable
10.Excluded membership
11.Payment of lump sum on death
12.Miscellaneous provisions
13.Offset for crime, negligence or fraud
14.Loss of rights to benefits
Explanatory Note