Paragraph 12 Early Retirement Pension (ill–health)

(1)

In the case of members who are or have been practitioners, F1regulations E2 and E2A are modified so that, if the member satisfies the requirements for a pension based on pensionable service that is increased under any of paragraphs (4) to (6) of F2regulation E2 or paragraphs (4) to (6) of regulation E2A—

(a)

the member’s total pensionable service will be increased as described in whichever of those paragraphs applies;

(b)

the length of the member’s officer service and practitioner service will each be increased by the proportion by which the member’s total pensionable service is increased; and

(c)

for the purpose of calculating the member’s pension in respect of practitioner service, the member’s uprated earnings will then be increased by the same proportion as the member’s practitioner service is increased under paragraph (b).

(2)

For the purposes of sub–paragraph (1), “total pensionable service" includes both officer service and practitioner service but does not include any period of additional service that the member buys under regulation Q1 (right to buy additional service).

F3(3)

Regulation E2A is modified so that the definition of “regular employment of like duration” in paragraph (18) of that regulation means such employment as the Secretary of State considers would involve a similar level of engagement in the member’s current pensionable service as a practitioner.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 2 para. 12 substituted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/654), regs. 1(2), 65(12)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2008/906, reg. 2)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 para. 12 substituted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/654), regs. 1(2), 65(12)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2008/906, reg. 2)
F3: Sch. 2 para. 12(3) inserted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/654), regs. 1(2), 65(12)(c) (as amended by S.I. 2008/906, reg. 2)