{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-1986/regulation-C3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/24",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-regulations-1986",
  "path": "regulation/C3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "C3",
  "heading": "Leave of absence from duty",
  "text": "(1) A pensionable employee who is on leave of absence from duty in an employment, otherwise than by reason of illness or injury, with reduced remuneration or without remuneration, shall not make any contribution under regulation C2 in respect of the employment for the period of his absence.\n(2) The employee shall for a period of 30 days beginning on the first day of the leave of absence, or for the period of absence if shorter, make contributions to the appropriate superannuation fund of amounts equal to the contributions he would have been required to make under regulation C2 on the remuneration he would have received during that period but for the leave of absence.\n(3) If the employee gives notice in writing for the purpose to the employing authority not later than 30 days after—\n(a) the day on which he returns to duty, or\n(b) the day on which he ceases to be employed by that authority,\nwhichever is the earlier, he shall make such contributions as are mentioned in paragraph (2) for 36 months, or for the period of his absence if shorter.\n(4) Where the leave of absence was given to enable the employee to attend—\n(a) for jury service in pursuance of a summons under the Juries Act 1974, or\n(b) as a juror at an inquest under the Coroners Act 1887,\nand such attendance continues after the expiration of the period of 30 days mentioned in paragraph (2), the employee shall be deemed to have given such a notice as is mentioned in paragraph (3).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. C3 in force at 1.3.1986, see reg. A1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c.23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1887 c.71."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/371",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
    },
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      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/371",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "replaced",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/371",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "replaced",
      "affecting": "uksi/1987/293",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1987"
    },
    {
      "type": "modified",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1987"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1987"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1988/466",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government (Superannuation and Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1988"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/1462",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Water) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/1462",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Water) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "excluded",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Water) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment)Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev. in pt.",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/901",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Equality and Maternity Absence) Regulations 1995"
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      "type": "amended",
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Equality and Maternity Absence) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "am. (retrosp)",
      "affecting": "uksi/1993/2531",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Maternity Absence) Regulations 1993"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/503",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Funds etc.) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "replaced",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/503",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Funds etc.) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/1203",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Reserve Forces) Regulations 1991"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Reserve Forces) Regulations 1991"
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      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/1161",
      "affecting_title": "The Water Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "modified",
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      "affecting_title": "The Water Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1987/1579",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Reorganisation (Pensions etc.) (Greater Manchester and Merseyside) Order 1987"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/2480",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Superannuation (Investments) Regulations 1990"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1990/1285",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Government Finance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeal) Order 1990"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/24/regulation/C3",
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  },
  "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."
}