# The Carer's Leave (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2024, Regulation 7: The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2014


(1) The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (No 2) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation)—
(a) at the appropriate place insert—
““carer’s leave” means leave under section 80J of the Employment Rights Act 1996.”;
(b) in the definition of “non-pensionable family leave”—
(i) after “paternity leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(ii) after “additional paternity leave” insert “or carer’s leave”.
(3) In regulation 22 (service not pensionable unless member is entitled to pay) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) after “parental bereavement leave” omit “or”;
(b) after “paternity leave” insert “or carer’s leave”.
(4) In regulation 32 (interpretation), in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “notional pensionable earnings”—
(a) after “parental bereavement leave” for “or” substitute “,”;
(b) after “paternity leave” insert “or carer’s leave”.
(5) In regulation 33 (pensionable earnings), in sub-paragraph (2)(c) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.
(6) In regulation 37 (pensionable earnings for the purpose of accruing benefits), in sub-paragraph (a) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.
(7) In regulation 183 (entitlement to repayment of balance of contributions), after paragraph (3) insert a new paragraph (3A)—
“(3A) for the purposes of this regulation, P is in pensionable service while P is absent on carer’s leave if P is entitled to return from leave by virtue of Part 8B of the Employment Rights Act 1996.”.
(8) In regulation 209 (employment records), in sub-paragraph (2)(f) after “sick leave,” insert “carer’s leave,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/266/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carers-leave-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-regulations-2024/regulation-7
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