{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/schedule-2B/paragraph-17A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/schedule-2B/paragraph-17A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/300",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/2B/paragraph/17A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17A",
  "heading": "Approval and Approval Applications",
  "text": "Where paragraph 16 applies and—\n(a) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the Independent Provider did satisfy the conditions in paragraph 15 at the nominated date,\n(b) the Secretary of State accepts the nominated date for approval purposes,\n(c) the nominated date is earlier than the date on which the Secretary of State approves the application, and\n(d) the Secretary of State has received the contributions referred to in paragraphs (iv) and (v) of sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph 15,\napproval takes effect from the nominated date.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2B inserted (1.4.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/570), regs. 1(2), 17 (with reg. 49)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2B paras. 16-18 substituted (1.4.2016) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(2), 19(2) (with reg. 105)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/300/schedule/2B/paragraph/17A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:17:02.304130+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}