Regulation 5 Amendment of the Principal RegulationsI1

For regulation 17(6) (employing authority contributions during absences), substitute—

“(6)

The amount that an employing authority can be required to pay under paragraph (5) must not exceed the cost of an arrangement which would give rise to additional pension accrual equivalent to that which a member would have accrued if treated as receiving pensionable pay for the period of absence from work up to a maximum period of 36 months, which amount shall be calculated in accordance with actuarial guidance issued by the Department where the amount of pensionable remuneration cannot be readily determined.”.