# The Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005, Paragraph 62: MODO Bonus Scheme: effect of election for new Scheme benefits


(1) Where a remedy member (“M”)—
(a) makes an immediate choice decision under paragraph 9(1)(a) or a deferred choice decision under paragraph 13(1)(a), and
(b) had made a claim under the MODO Bonus Scheme in relation to a period which included their remediable service,
M must repay that proportion of any bonus payment which relates to M’s remediable service (“the overpaid bonus”) to the Scheme manager.
(2) The overpaid bonus is a relevant amount for the purposes of section 26(1)(b) of PSPJOA 2022 and Part 9 of this Schedule applies accordingly.
(3) In this paragraph—
“2014 DIN” means the Defence Information Notice, reference 2014DIN01-143 setting out the terms on which the MODO Bonus Scheme was closed to members who transitioned to the AFPS 2015, and the basis on which accrued rights to the bonus for service before the transition date would be calculated;
“MODO Bonus Scheme” means the scheme set out in the directed letter of 30th March 2006, entitled “Medical and Dental Officer (MO/DO) Bonuses”, setting out details of a bonus scheme for medical and dental officers who were, or were eligible to be, in pensionable service under the AFPS 2005, and amended by the 2014 DIN.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/438/schedule/3/paragraph/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-scheme-order-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-62
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