Regulation 7 Amendments to Schedule 2 (transitional provisions)

(1)

Schedule 2 is amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 3A^f1 (payment of ill-health benefits to transition members), in paragraph 22(2)(a) (transition member who has not reached normal pension age under the NFPS), after “(awards on ill-health retirement)”, insert “of Part 3 (personal awards)”.

(3)

In Part 3C^f2 (transitional provisions relating to the NFPS and the 1992 Scheme)—

(a)

in paragraph 37 (scheme manager determines member of the NFPS is not entitled to an ill-health award)—

(i)

for the heading substitute “Authority determines the entitlement of a member of the NFPS to an ill-health award”;

(ii)

in the opening words of sub-paragraph (2), for “If this paragraph applies” substitute “If the authority subsequently determines that the member of the NFPS is not entitled to an ill-health award”; and

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

“(3)
If the authority subsequently determines that the member of the NFPS is entitled to an ill-health award—

(a)
the member shall not join this scheme;

(b)
the member shall continue to be a member of the NFPS; and

(c)
the ill-health award shall be payable under rule 2 of Part 3 (awards on ill-health retirement) of the NFPS.”; and

(b)

in paragraph 38 (scheme manager determines member of the 1992 scheme is not entitled to an ill-health award)—

(i)

for the heading substitute “Authority determines the entitlement of a member of the 1992 Scheme to an ill-health award”; and

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (2), for “If this paragraph applies” substitute “If the authority subsequently determines that the member of the 1992 Scheme is not entitled to an ill-health award”; and

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

“(3)
If the authority subsequently determines that the member of the 1992 Scheme is entitled to an ill-health award—

(a)
the member shall not join this scheme;

(b)
the member shall continue to be a member of the 1992 Scheme; and

(c)
the ill-health award shall be payable under rule B3 (ill health awards) of the 1992 Scheme.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Part 3A was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/141.
f2: Part 3C was inserted by S.S.I. 2015/141.