# The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Regulation 6: Amendment of regulation C2

Extent: E+W

(1) Regulation C2 (meaning of pensionable service) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (2)(d) insert—
“(e) in the case of a member who is not a special class officer, any period of pensionable service in excess of 40 years that relates to a period before—
(i) the member’s 60th birthday; and
(ii) 1st April 2008.”.
(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Subject to paragraph (2), the benefits described in these regulations will be calculated by reference to a maximum of—
(a) 45 years pensionable service in the case of a member who is not a special class officer;
(b) 45 years pensionable service (of which only 40 years may relate to the period before the member reaches age 55) in the case of a member who is a special class officer,
and if the member’s pensionable service exceeds these limits, the amount of the excess will be ignored.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/654/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-6
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