Regulation 26 Transitional and transitory provisions

Schedule M4 to the principal Regulations is amended by adding the following after paragraph 14—

“14A

The provisions of paragraph 4 of Schedule D3 to these regulations (additional membership in cases of ill-health for part-timers) shall not affect the rights of a member in respect of part-time service prior to the commencement date and accordingly, so far as is necessary to give effect to those rights, the additional membership period in respect of a member shall be determined as if regulation E3(12) of the 1986 regulations (additional period of reckonable service in cases of permanent ill-health etc) and the provisions of those regulations which relate to the determination of benefits by virtue of that regulation or are incidental to it had continued in effect i relation to part-time service prior to the commencement date.”.