{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-scotland-regulations-2008/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/228",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Contributions during absences with permission",
  "text": "(1) If a member–\n(a) is away from the member’s employment with permission (otherwise than because of illness or injury)–\n(i) for a continuous period of less than 31 days; or\n(ii) on jury service for any period; and\n(b) is receiving reduced pay or no pay,\nthe member must make the payments specified in paragraph (2) on the pay the member would have received during that period but for the absence (“the deemed pay”).\n(2) The payments are–\n(a) contributions at the contribution rate; and\n(b) any payments the member was making under regulation 20 of these Regulations (payment of additional regular contributions (ARCs)) or regulation 54 of the 1998 Regulations.\n(3) The member may continue to pay contributions under regulation 22 (additional voluntary contributions) which the member was paying immediately before the absence began.\n(4) If a member–\n(a) is away from the member’s employment with permission (otherwise than because of illness or injury) for a continuous period of more than 30 days; and\n(b) is receiving reduced pay or no pay,\nthe member must make the payments specified in paragraph (5) on the deemed pay.\n(5) The payments are–\n(a) contributions for the first 30 days' absence; and\n(b) any payments the member was making under regulation 20 (payment of additional regular contributions) of these Regulations or regulation 54 of the 1998 Regulations.\n(6) The member may–\n(a) make contributions at the contribution rate on the deemed pay for the remainder of the period of absence subject to a maximum of 36 months; and\n(b) continue to pay contributions under regulation 22 (additional voluntary contributions) which the member was paying immediately before the absence began.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 18 in force at 1.4.2009, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2012/347",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2012/347",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2012"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2011/349",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2011/349",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (revoked)"
    },
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "ssi/2008/228",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Scotland) Regulations 2008"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/228/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:32:50.357537+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}