Amendment of the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 20148
1
The Armed Forces Pension Regulations 201412 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
a
in the appropriate place, insert—
“transition date” in relation to a transition member means—
- a
in the case of a member who ceased to be a full protection member of a connected scheme at the end of 31st March 2022, 1st April 2022;
- b
in any other case, 1st April 2015 or, if later, the day a person ceased to be a full protection member of a connected scheme;
b
in the definition of “transition member”, for “1st April 2015” substitute “the member’s transition date”
.
3
In regulation 16 (eligibility for active membership), for paragraph (3), substitute—
3
A person who is so eligible becomes an active member of this scheme on the person’s first day of service on or after 1st April 2015 in scheme employment (
“the person’s first day”) unless—a
the person exercises an option to the contrary under regulation 18; or
b
the person had opted out of pensionable service in a connected scheme in relation to that employment and that option had effect on the day before the person’s first day.
4
In regulation 22 (qualifying service), for “on or before 31st March 2015”, in both places it occurs, substitute “before the person’s transition date”
.
5
In regulation 97 (members seconded to NATO or the UN etc), after paragraph (5), insert—
6
This regulation is subject to regulation 97A.
6
After regulation 97 (members seconded to NATO or the UN etc), insert—
Members seconded to NATO or the UN etc: transition member secondees97A
1
This regulation applies if—
a
the member is a transition member with continuity of service;
b
the member was on a secondment of a kind referred to in regulation 97(1); and
c
the secondment began before the member’s transition date.
2
Where this regulation applies, regulation 97 has effect subject to the following provisions.
3
The requirement in regulation 97(2) for the member to make a single lump sum contribution to the scheme may be satisfied by the member making a single lump sum contribution to a connected scheme in relation to the secondment.
4
For the purposes of regulation 97(4) and (5), the aggregate amount is determined as follows (rather than calculated in accordance with regulation 97(4))—
a
where an amount is provided to the scheme administrator from the connected scheme in relation to the secondment, the aggregate amount is that amount;
b
if no amount is provided, the aggregate amount is zero.
7
Paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) have effect on and after 1st April 2015.