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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2008/regulation-3.A.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2008/regulation-3.A.1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/653",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/3.A.1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3.A.1",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 3: general",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“the 1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;\n“the 1995 Act” means the Pensions Act 1995;\n“the 1995 Regulations” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995;\n“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997;\n“the 1999 Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;\n“the 2003 Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;\n“the 2004 Act” means the Finance Act 2004;\n...\n“the 2004 Order” means the General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004;\n“the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;\n“the 2006 (Wales) Act” means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;\n“the 2008 Act” means “the Pensions Act 2008;\n“2008 Section Optant” has the meaning given in regulation 3.K.1;\n“2010 Regulations” means the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010;\n“the 2011 Act” means the Finance Act 2011;\n“the 2013 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act 2013;\n“the 2014 Act” means the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;\n“the 2015 Scheme” means the scheme set out in the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015;\n“the 2016 Order” means the Pensions Act 2014 (Contributions Equivalent Premium) (Consequential Provision) and (Savings) (Amendment) Order 2016;\n“the 1995 Section” means the section of the National Health Service Pension Scheme for England and Wales set out in the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995;\n“active member” has the meaning given in section 124(1) of the 1995 Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, refers to membership of this Section of the Scheme (but see regulation 3.D.5(8));\n“additional pension”, in relation to a member, except where the context otherwise requires, means so much of any pension payable to a member as is payable by virtue of contributions made under regulations 3.C.6, 3.C.8 and 3.C.9;\n“additional services” with regard to a—\n(a)GMS practice has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the GMS Contracts Regulations; or\n(b)any other performer or provider of primary medical services, means services which, if provided by a GMS practice, would be additional services within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations;\n“APMS contract” means arrangements under section 83(2) of the 2006 Act or section 41(2)(b) of the 2006 Wales Act (primary medical services) between NHS England or Local Health Board and an APMS contractor;\n“APMS contractor” means a person—\n(a)with whom NHS England or Local Health Board has made arrangements under section 83(2) of the 2006 Act or section 41(2)(b) of the 2006 Wales Act, and\n(b)who has entered into, or would be eligible to enter into, a GMS contract or a PMS agreement for the provision of primary medical services;\n“appropriate proportion” means 70187;\n“automatic enrolment date” means the date referred to in section 3(7) of the 2008 Act;\n“automatic re-enrolment date” means the date determined in accordance with regulation 12 of the 2010 Regulations (as modified by regulation 14 of those Regulations);\n“bank holiday” means any day that is specified or proclaimed as a bank holiday, pursuant to section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971;\n“base rate” means the Bank of England base rate—\n(a)announced from time to time by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England as the official dealing rate, being the rate at which the Bank is willing to enter into transactions for providing short term liquidity in the money markets, or\n(b)where an order under section 19 of the Bank of England Act 1998 is in force, any equivalent rate determined by the Treasury under that section;\n“Board and advisory work” means—\n(a)work undertaken as a member of the Board of an employing authority which is not a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; or\n(b)advisory work commissioned by and undertaken on behalf of such an authority, if it is connected to the authority’s role in performing, or securing the delivery of, NHS services or associated management activities or similar duties,\nbut which is not in itself the performance of NHS services, and payment for which is made by that authority directly to the person carrying out that work;\n“buy-out policy” means a policy of insurance or annuity contract that is appropriate for the purposes of section 19 of the 1993 Act and satisfies any requirement of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs: and “buy-out” shall be construed accordingly;\n“capped increase to pensionable earnings” must be read in accordance with regulation 3.F.12;\n...\n“cash equivalent” is to be construed in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part 4ZA of the 1993 Act;\n“CCT” means a Certificate of Completion of Training awarded under section 34L(1) of the Medical Act 1983 ...;\n“certification services” means services related to the provision of medical certificates listed in Schedule 4 to the GMS Contracts Regulations;\n“civil partner” and “civil partnership” are to be construed in accordance with regulation 3.A.1A;\n“collaborative services” means primary medical services provided by a GP performer, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider under or as a result of an arrangement between—\n(a)... the National Assembly for Wales, NHS England, an integrated care board or a Local Health Board; and\n(b)a local authority,\nunder, in the case of England, section 80(6A) of the 2006 Act or in the case of Wales, section 38(6) of the 2006 (Wales) Act, under which ... the National Assembly for Wales, NHS England, an integrated care board or the Local Health Board is responsible for providing services for purposes related to the provision of health care;\n“commissioned services” means medical services provided under a contract between—\n(a)a GP performer, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; and\n(b)one of the following bodies—\n(i)... a Special Health Authority, which relates to the provision of health care; or\n(ii) the National Assembly for Wales, NHS England or a Local Health Board under, in the case of England section 12ZA of the 2006 Act or, in the case of Wales, section 10 of the 2006 (Wales) Act (which relates to arrangements made with any person or body including a voluntary one, for the provision of services under the Act); or\n(iii)a National Health Service trust under paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act or paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 (Wales) Act; or\n(iv)a National Health Service foundation trust under section 47(2)(b) of the 2006 Act, which is for the purposes of the health service; or\n(v) a local authority acting under section 2B of the 2006 Act;\n...\n“contribution option period” has the meaning given in regulation 3.C.6(8);\n“corresponding 1995 scheme” means a corresponding health service scheme the provisions of which the Secretary of State has determined correspond to the provisions of the 1995 Regulations;\n“corresponding 2008 scheme” means a corresponding health service scheme the provisions of which the Secretary of State has determined correspond to the provisions of these Regulations;\n“corresponding health service scheme” means—\n(a)a superannuation scheme provided under regulations made under section 10 of the Superannuation Act 1972 and having effect in Scotland,\n(b)a superannuation scheme provided under Article 12 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972,\n(c) a scheme made under section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1984 (an Act of Tynwald), in the case of a member who entered NHS employment on or before 1st April 2012, and\n(d)any other occupational pension scheme approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Secretary of State;\n“core hours” means the period beginning at 8am and ending at 6:30pm on any day from Monday to Friday except Good Friday, Christmas Day and a bank holiday;\n“deferred member” has the meaning given in section 124(1) of the 1995 Act and, except where the context requires otherwise, refers to membership of this Section of the Scheme (but see paragraph (3) and regulation 3.D.5(9));\n“dental performers list” means a list of dental practitioners prepared in accordance with regulations made under—\n(a)in the case of England, section 106 of the 2006 Act; or\n(b)in the case of Wales, section 63 of the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n“dentist performer” means a dental practitioner—\n(a)whose name is included in a dental performers list or who is a foundation trainee in the first two months of foundation training; and\n(b)who performs primary dental services under—\n(i)a GDS contract;\n(ii)a PDS agreement to which a PDS contractor is a party; or\n(iii) a contract for services with a Local Health Board which relates to arrangements under which it provides primary dental services under section 56(2) of the 2006 (Wales) Act (primary dental services) or a PDS agreement to which a PDS contractor is not a party;\n“dependent child” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3.E.9;\n“dispensing services” means the provision of drugs, medicines or appliances that may be provided as pharmaceutical services by a registered medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under regulation 20 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992;\n“Doctors’ Retainer Scheme” has the same meaning as given at paragraph 39 of the Statement published in accordance with regulation 34 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992;\n“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;\n“employing authority” means—\n(a)...\n(b)a Special Health Authority established under section 28 of the 2006 Act or section 22 of the 2006 (Wales) Act 2006;\n(c)...\n(d)a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n(e)a National Health Service trust established under section 25 of the 2006 Act or section 18 of the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n(f)an NHS foundation trust within the meaning of section 30(1) of the 2006 Act;\n(g)any other body which—\n(i)is constituted under an Act relating to health services (in whole or in part); and\n(ii)the Secretary of State agrees to treat as an employing authority for the purposes of the Scheme;\n(h)an OOH provider;\n(i)an APMS contractor;\n(j)a GMS practice;\n(k)a PMS practice;\n(l)in relation to a person who is subject to a direction made under section 7 of the Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967, and subject to such modifications to this Part as the Secretary of State may in any particular case direct, any employer of such a person whom the Secretary of State agrees to treat as an employing authority for the purposes of this Part;\n(m)in relation to officers of a hospital of such classes as may be provided in an agreement to participate in benefits under this Part pursuant to section 235 of the 2006 Act (superannuation of officers of certain hospitals), and subject to such modifications to this Part as the Secretary of State may in any particular case direct, any employer of such a person whom the Secretary of State agrees to treat as an employing authority for the purposes of this Part;\n(n)a host ... Board;\n(o) NHS England established under section 9 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;\n(p)an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006;\n“employment” includes an office or appointment (other than an honorary office or appointment) and related expressions are to be read accordingly;\nenhanced services, in relation to—\n(a)a GMS practice, has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the GMS Contracts Regulations; or\n(b)any other performer or provider of primary medical services, means services which, if provided by a GMS practice, would be enhanced services within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations,\nand, in each case, includes local enhanced services and public health local enhanced services which were, prior to 1st April 2013, commissioned by a Primary Care Trust under regulation 2(1) of the GMS Contracts Regulations as—\n(i)local enhanced services, or\n(ii)public health local enhanced services and transferred, on or after 1st April 2013, to a local authority by a transfer scheme made pursuant to section 300 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012;\n“essential services” means the services described in regulation 15(3), (5), (6) and (8) of the GMS Contracts Regulations, whether provided by a GMS practice, a PMS practice or an APMS contractor;\n...\n“foundation trainee” means a dentist performer who is employed as a foundation trainee as a consequence of a placement arrangement made by a local postgraduate dental dean or a director of postgraduate dental education;\n“GDS contract” means a general dental services contract under section 100 of the 2006 Act or section 57 of the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n“GDS contractor” means a person who is a party to a GDS contract, other than NHS England or a Local Health Board;\n“general ophthalmic services” means—\n(a)as regards England, mandatory services and additional services as defined in regulation 2(1) of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008, and\n(b)as regards Wales, general ophthalmic services within the meaning of section 71(10) of the 2006 Wales Act;\n“GMS contract” means—\n(a)in relation to England, a contract under section 84 of the 2006 Act or under article 13 of the General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004;\n(b)in relation to Wales, a contract under section 42 of the 2006 (Wales) Act or under article 13 of the General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) Order 2004;\n“GMS Contracts Regulations” means—\n(a)in relation to England, the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004;\n(b)in relation to Wales, the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004;\n“GMS practice” means—\n(a)a registered medical practitioner who is a type 1 medical practitioner; or\n(b)two or more such individuals practising in partnership; or\n(c)a company limited by shares,\nwith whom NHS England or Local Health Board has entered into a GMS contract;\n“GOS contract” means a contract under section 117 of the 2006 Act (general ophthalmic services contracts) for the provision of mandatory services and additional services as defined in regulation 2(1) of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008;\n“GP performer” means a registered medical practitioner, other than a GP Registrar or a locum practitioner, whose name is included in a medical performers list and who performs essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, collaborative services, commissioned services, OOH services , certification services, Board and advisory work, health-related functions exercised under section 75 of the 2006 Act, NHS 111 services or pharmaceutical services (or a combination of those services)—\n(a)under a GMS contract, PMS agreement or APMS contract;\n(b)on behalf of an OOH provider;\n(c)under a contract of service or for services with ... a Local Health Board which relates to arrangements under which it provides primary medical services—\n(i)under section ... 41(2)(a) of the 2006 (Wales) Act; or\n(ii)under an agreement pursuant to section 50 arrangements ...;\n“GP provider” means a GP performer who is—\n(a)a GMS practice, a PMS practice or an APMS contractor;\n(b)a partner in a partnership that is a GMS practice, a PMS practice or an APMS contractor; or\n(c)a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is a GMS practice, PMS practice or APMS contractor,\nand who performs medical services as or on behalf of that practice or contractor;\n“GP Registrar” means a medical practitioner who is being trained in general practice by a GP trainer, whether as part of training leading to a CCT or otherwise;\n“GP trainer” means a medical practitioner, other than a GP Registrar, who is approved by the General Medical Council for the purposes of providing training to a GP Registrar;\n“the guarantee date” has the meaning given in regulation 3.F.2(2);\n“guaranteed cash equivalent transfer value payment” has the meaning given in regulation 3.F.3(3);\n“guaranteed minimum pension” means guaranteed minimum pension, or accrued rights to guaranteed minimum pension, under section 14 of the 1993 Act;\n“the health service” has the meaning given in section 275 of the 2006 Act;\n...\n“IP guarantee” means a guarantee, indemnity, bond or other form of assurance which the Secretary of State may require an Independent Provider to provide to guarantee payment to the Secretary of State of such of the Independent Provider’s liabilities or potential liabilities under this Section of the Scheme as the Secretary of State specifies;\n“Independent Provider” means a person that employs an individual under a contract of service and which—\n(a)is not otherwise an employing authority in respect of that individual;\n(b)is a party to a qualifying contract;\n(c)has been granted employing authority status for the purposes of this Section of the Scheme by the Secretary of State following an approval application made by it to the Secretary of State for that purpose under Part 2 of these Regulations, and\n(d)has if so required by the Secretary of State, provided the Secretary of State with an IP guarantee;\n“lifetime allowance”, in relation to a person, has the meaning given in section 218 of the 2004 Act;\n“local authority” means—\n(a)any of the bodies listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; ...\n(b)the Council of the Isles of Scilly; or\n(c) the council of a county or county borough in Wales;\n“locum practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner (other than a GP Registrar) whose name is included in a medical performers list and who is engaged, otherwise than in pursuance of a commercial arrangement with an agent, under a contract for services by—\n(a)a GMS practice;\n(b)a PMS practice;\n(c)an APMS contractor;\n(d)an OOH provider; or\n(e)a ... Local Health Board or NHS England,\nto deputise or assist temporarily in the provision of essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, OOH services, commissioned services, certification services , Board and advisory work, health related functions exercised under section 75 of the 2006 Act, NHS 111 services or collaborative services (or any combination thereof);\n“lower earnings limit” must be read in accordance with section 5 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;\n“lump sum and death benefit allowance” in relation to a person, has the meaning given in section 637R of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;\n“lump sum rule” has the meaning given in section 166 of the 2004 Act;\n“lump sum death benefit rule” has the meaning given in section 168 of the 2004 Act;\n“marriage” and “married” do not include a reference to marriage of a same sex couple unless otherwise provided;\n“member”, except where the context otherwise requires, means an active member, a non-contributing member, a deferred member, a pensioner member or a pension credit member;\n“medical performers list” means a list of registered medical practitioners prepared and published—\n(a)by NHS England pursuant to regulation 3(1) of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004; or\n(b)by a Local Health Board pursuant to regulation 3(1) of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004;\n“New to Partnership Payment Scheme” means the scheme set out in paragraphs 2.14 to 2.16 of the “Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 – 2023/24” dated 6th February 2020;\n“NHS employment” means employment with an employing authority;\n“NHS 111 services” means services provided as part of the telephone advice line commissioned by an integrated care board or NHS England;\n“NHS standard contract” means the terms and conditions from time to time drafted by National Health Service Commissioning Board pursuant to its powers under regulation 17 of NHS England and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012;\n“NHS standard sub-contract” means a sub-contract that complies with NHS England's guidance “NHS Template Sub-Contract for the Provision of Clinical Services for use with the NHS Standard Contract 2021/22 (Full Length and Shorter Form versions) Guidance”;\n...\n“non-contributing member” means a member who—\n(a)is under the age of 75 and in NHS employment,\n(b)is no longer required to make contributions to this Section of the Scheme in accordance with regulation 3.C.1(1), but\n(c)will be entitled to a pension under these Regulations—\n(i)on ceasing to be employed in NHS employment and making a claim for the pension, or\n(ii)upon reaching age 75;\n“non-GP provider” means—\n(a)a partner in a partnership that is a GMS practice who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that non-GP provider assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that practice;\n(b)a partner in a partnership all of whose members have entered into a PMS agreement for the provision of primary medical services—\n(i)but who is not a GP provider; and\n(ii)who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that non-GP provider assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that partnership;\n(c)a partner in a partnership that is an APMS contractor that has entered into an APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services—\n(i)but who is not a GP provider; and\n(ii)who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that non-GP provider assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that partnership;\n(d)a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is—\n(i)a GMS practice; or\n(ii)a PMS practice or APMS contractor that has entered into a PMS agreement or APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services,\nbut who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that non-GP provider assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that company;\n(e)an individual who is a PMS practice or an APMS contractor but who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that non-GP provider participates in the provision of NHS services and these Regulations shall apply as if that non-GP provider were a whole time officer;\n“occupational pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme within the meaning of section 1 of the 1993 Act which—\n(a)in the case of such a scheme established on, or after, the 6th April 2006 is a registered pension scheme for the purposes of the 2004 Act and which the Secretary of State agrees to recognise as a transferring scheme for the purposes of Chapter 3.F;\n(b)in the case of such a scheme established before that date, was—\n(i)approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the purposes of Chapter I of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (retirement benefits schemes) or whose application for approval under that Chapter was under consideration,\n(ii)a statutory scheme as defined in section 612(1) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (interpretation), or\n(iii)a scheme to which section 608 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 applied (superannuation funds approved before 6th April 1980),\n“officer” means a person employed by an employing authority including a GP Registrar and a non-GP provider, but does not include—\n(a)a GP performer;\n(b)a dentist performer;\n(c)a person engaged under a contract for services;\n“officer service” means pensionable service as an officer under Part 2;\n“OOH provider” has the meaning given by regulation 3.A.16;\n“OOH services” means services which are required to be provided in the out of hours period and which, if provided during core hours by a GMS practice , APMS contractor or PMS practice to patients to whom the practice or contractor is required by its GMS contract , APMS contract or PMS agreement to provide essential services, would be or would be similar to essential services;\n“ophthalmic provider” means a registered medical practitioner who is a type 1 medical practitioner and who is included in an ophthalmic list kept and published by a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board pursuant to regulation 6(1) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 (ophthalmic list);\n“ophthalmic provider” means a registered medical practitioner who—\n(a)as regards England—\n(i)is included in an ophthalmic performers list prepared and published by NHS England pursuant to regulation 3(1) of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004 (performers lists); and\n(ii)holds a GOS contract; and\n(b) as regards Wales, is included in an ophthalmic list (as defined in regulation 10(2)(a) of the National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023) prepared and published by a Local Health Board in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 4 of those Regulations;\n“opting-out” and related expressions are to be construed in accordance with regulation 3.B.5;\n“out of hours period” means—\n(a)the period beginning at 6:30pm on any day from Monday to Thursday and ending at 8am the following day;\n(b)the period between 6:30pm on Friday and 8am the following Monday;\n(c)Good Friday, Christmas Day and a bank holiday;\n“parental bereavement leave” has the meaning given in regulation 3 of the Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020;\n“pay period” means, in relation to members who receive either salary, wages or other regular payments under a contract of employment or a contract for services, the period in respect of which each payment is made in accordance with the terms of that contract;\n“PDS agreement” means an agreement for the provision of primary dental services pursuant to section 64 arrangements or section 107 arrangements;\n“PDS contractor” means a person who—\n(a)is a party to a PDS agreement, and\n(b)is neither NHS England, ... nor a Local Health Board;\n“pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in regulation 3.A.7 (read with regulation 3.A.8);\n“pensionable earnings ceiling” in relation to a GDS contract or a PDS agreement, is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3.A.7(4);\n“pensionable employment” means employment as a practitioner which is pensionable under this Part;\n“pensionable service” has the meaning given by regulations 3.A.3 and 3.A.4 (read with regulation 3.A.5);\n“pensioner member” has the meaning given in section 124(1) of the 1995 Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, refers to membership of this Section of the Scheme (but see regulation 3.A.2 and regulation 3.D.5(9));\n“pension credit” means a credit under section 29(1)(b) of the 1999 Act and includes a credit under corresponding Northern Ireland legislation;\n“pension credit benefit” has the meaning given by section 101B of the 1993 Act;\n“pension credit member” has the meaning given by section 124(1) of the 1995 Act;\n“pension credit rights” has the meaning given by section 101B of the 1993 Act;\n“pension debit member” means a member of this Section of the Scheme whose benefits, or future benefits, under this Scheme have been reduced under section 31 of the 1999 Act (reduction under pension sharing order following divorce or nullity of marriage), whether before or after the member became a member of this Section of the Scheme;\n“pension sharing order or provision” means such an order or provision as is mentioned in section 28(1) of the 1999 Act;\n“personal pension scheme” means a personal pension scheme which—\n(a)in the case of such a scheme established on, or after, 6th April 2006 is a registered pension scheme for the purposes of the 2004 Act and which the Secretary of State agrees to recognise as a transferring scheme for the purposes of Chapter 2.F;\n(b)in the case of a scheme established before that date, was—\n(i)approved by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the purposes of Chapter IV of Part XIV of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (personal pension schemes); and\n(ii)on the 6th April 2006 became a registered pension scheme for the purposes of the 2004 Act;\n“PMS agreement” means an agreement for the provision of primary medical services pursuant to—\n(a)section 50 arrangements,\n(b)section 92 arrangements, or\n(c)a transitional agreement under Part 4 of the 2004 Order;\n“PMS practice” means—\n(a)an individual,\n(b)two or more individuals practising in partnership, or\n(c)a company limited by shares,\nwith whom, or with whose members, NHS England or Local Health Board has entered into a PMS agreement under which primary medical services are provided (otherwise than by NHS England or Local Health Board);\n“practice staff” means a person who is not a registered medical practitioner, a GP registrar or a non-GP provider and who is employed by a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH Provider to assist in the provision of any of the following—\n(a) OOH services or services that practice or provider provides pursuant to a GMS contract, PMS agreement or an APMS contract;\n(b)services pursuant to an NHS standard contract;\n(c)services pursuant to an NHS standard sub-contract where the party to the NHS standard contract in question is an employing authority;\n(d)clinical health care services for the NHS commissioned by an employing authority that is not a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor, an OOH provider or an Independent Provider;\n“practitioner” means—\n(a)a registered medical practitioner who—\n(i)is not a GP Registrar, and\n(ii)is a locum practitioner, a GP provider or a GP performer, or\n(b)a dentist performer; or\n(c)an ophthalmic provider\n“practitioner income” has the meaning given in regulation 3.A.7(2) to (8);\n“practitioner service” means service as a practitioner which is pensionable under this Part;\n“preservation requirements” means the requirements of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the 1993 Act relating to the preservation of benefits under occupational pension schemes;\n“public sector transfer arrangements” means arrangements approved by the Secretary of State as providing reciprocal arrangements for the payment and receipt of transfer values between this Section of the Scheme and other occupational pension schemes;\n“qualifying contract” means a contract between a relevant commissioning party and an Independent Provider the primary purpose of which is the provision of clinical health care services for the NHS and which is—\n(a)an NHS standard contract;\n(b)an APMS contract, or\n(c)a contract entered into by a local authority pursuant to its functions under the 2006 Act relating to the improvement and protection of public health and which the Secretary of State agrees to treat as a qualifying contract for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations ; or\n(d)an NHS standard sub-contract;\n“qualifying service” has the meaning given in regulation 3.A.5 (read with regulation 3.A.6);\n“quarter” means a 3 month period ending on the last day of March, June, September or December;\n“recent leaver” has the meaning given in regulation 3.E.6(3);\n“registered” means registered under Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the 2004 Act;\n“registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered medical practitioner within the meaning given in section 55 of the Medical Act 1983;\n“retail prices index” has the meaning given in section 989 of the Income Tax Act 2007;\n...\n...\n“the Scheme” means the National Health Service Pension Scheme for England and Wales;\n“the Scheme Actuary” means the actuary appointed by the Secretary of State for the time being to provide a consulting service on actuarial matters relevant to the Scheme;\n“scheme administration charge” means the charge provided for in regulation 3.C.3A.\n“scheme year” means a period of one year beginning with 1st April and ending with 31st March;\n“section 9(2B) rights” has the same meaning it has in the Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) (No. 2) Regulations 2015;\n“section 50 arrangements” has the meaning given by the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n“section 64 arrangements” has the meaning given by the 2006 (Wales) Act;\n“section 92 arrangements” has the meaning given by the 2006 Act;\n“section 107 arrangements” has the meaning given by the 2006 Act;\n“shared parental leave” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014;\n“specialist” means a consultant, other than a nurse consultant, or a senior hospital medical officer or senior hospital dental officer;\n“State pension age” means pensionable age, as defined in section 181(1) of the 1993 Act;\n“tax year” means a year of assessment for income tax purposes;\n“tier 1 ill-health pension” must be read in accordance with regulation 3.D.7;\n“tier 2 ill-health pension” must be read in accordance with regulation 3.D.7;\n“trade dispute” has the meaning given in section 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995;\n“type 1 dental practitioner” means a dentist performer who is not a type 2 dental practitioner;\n“type 1 medical practitioner” means an ophthalmic provider or a GP provider who is not a type 2 medical practitioner;\n“type 1 practitioner” means a type 1 dental practitioner or a type 1 medical practitioner;\n“type 2 dental practitioner” means—\n(a)a foundation trainee who is employed by a GDS or PDS contractor; or\n(b)a dentist performer with a contract for services with NHS England or the Local Health Board which relates to arrangements under which NHS England or the Local Health Board provides primary dental services under—\n(i)... in the case of Wales, section 56(2) of the 2006 (Wales) Act; or\n(ii)a PDS agreement to which a PDS contractor is not a party;\n“type 2 medical practitioner” means a GP performer who—\n(a)is not a GP provider, and—\n(i)is employed (whether under a contract of service or for services) by a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor, an OOH provider, ... or a Local Health Board, and\n(ii)in that employment is engaged wholly or mainly in assisting his employer in the discharge of the employer’s duties as a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor, an OOH provider, ... or a Local Health Board; or\n(b)is participating in a Doctors’ Retainer Scheme;\n“type 2 practitioner” means a type 2 dental practitioner or a type 2 medical practitioner;\n“uprated earnings” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3.D.1(4)(b);\n...\n“Waiting Period Joiner” has the meaning given in regulation 3.L.1.\n“widow” and “widower” do not include a reference to marriage of a same sex couple;\n(2) In these Regulations—\n(a) “host Board”—\n(i) in respect of a type 1 medical practitioner who is a partner in a partnership that has entered into a PMS agreement for the provision of primary medical services, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with whom that Provider has entered into such an agreement;\n(ii) in respect of a type 1 medical practitioner who is a partner in a partnership that has entered into a GMS contract for the provision of primary medical services, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with which that partnership has entered into such an agreement;\n(iii) in respect of a type 1 medical practitioner who is a partner in a partnership that is an APMS contractor which has entered into an APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with which that partnership has entered into such a contract;\n(iv) in respect of a type 1 medical practitioner who is a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is a GMS practice or a PMS practice or an APMS contractor which has entered into a GMS contract, PMS agreement or APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with which that company has entered into such an agreement or contract;\n(v) in respect of a type 1 medical practitioner who is an individual who is a GMS practice or a PMS practice or an APMS contractor, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with which that practice or contractor has entered into an agreement or contract as such a practice or contractor;\n(vi) in respect of a GDS or a PDS contractor who is a dentist performer, means NHS England or each Local Health Board with whom the dentist performer performs primary dental services under—\n(aa) a GDS contract;\n(bb) a PDS agreement (whether or not a PDS contractor is a party to that agreement);\n(cc) a contract for services with NHS England or each Local Health Board which relates to arrangements under which it provides primary dental services under section 99(2) of the 2006 Act (in the case of England) or section 56(2) of the “2006 (Wales) Act (in the case of Wales);\n(b) a person referred to in paragraphs (i) to (v) of sub-paragraph (a) is deemed to be employed by the Local Health Board or NHS England, as appropriate, except where—\n(i) regulation 3.C.5(5) or (6) applies, or\n(ii) contributions payable pursuant to regulation 3.C.3 by an employing authority in respect of a GP Provider: in such a case those contributions and any scheme administration charge under regulation 3.C.3A and any supplementary charge or interest under regulation 3.J.9A which attaches to them, are not payable by NHS England or a relevant Local Health Board but are payable by that GP Provider or the practice where they are a GP Provider;\n(c) a person referred to in paragraph (vi) of sub-paragraph (a) is deemed to be employed by the Local Health Board or NHS England, as appropriate.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 16(1)(c)(2); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (with effect from 1.3.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2)(5), 51(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.10.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2446), regs. 1(2), 53(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (1.4.2012) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/610), regs. 1(2), 17(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1(2), 39(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (6.4.2019) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/418), regs. 1(3), 59(2) (with reg. 108)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (1.10.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2446), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2)(4), 53(a) (with reg. 89)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) 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), 39(a) (with reg. 105)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2446), regs. 1(2), 53(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) 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), 39(b) (with reg. 105)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 16(1)(c)(3); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/593), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 36(3) (with reg. 12A, Sch. 1 Pt. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1394, regs. 4, 9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (13.3.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions, Compensation for Premature Retirement and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/78), regs. 1(2), 14"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(c)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(c)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F25",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F26",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(d)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F27",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 added (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(d)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F28",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (6.4.2019) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/418), regs. 1(3), 59(3) (with reg. 108)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F29",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 54(2)(b) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F30",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 54(2)(c) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F31",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (1.4.2012) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/610), regs. 1(2), 17(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F32",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(2) inserted (1.10.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2446), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F33",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F34",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F35",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(f)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F36",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(f)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F37",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(f)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F38",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 added (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(f)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F39",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F40",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F41",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (with effect from 1.8.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(7), 54(2)(d) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F42",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2010) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/492), regs. 1(2), 36(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F43",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2010) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/492), regs. 1(2), 36(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F44",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (with effect from 1.8.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(7), 54(2)(e) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F45",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(i)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F46",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(i)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F47",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(i)(ii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F48",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(i)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F49",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 16(1)(c)(5); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F50",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/234), art. 1(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 16(1)(c)(4); S.I. 2010/478, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F51",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/570), regs. 1(2), 36(2)(a) (with reg. 49)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F52",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (1.4.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/570), regs. 1(2), 36(2)(b) (with reg. 49)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F53",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 102(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F54",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 102(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F55",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/211), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 102(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F56",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(k)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F57",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (with effect from 1.4.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/631), regs. 1(2)(8), 19(a) (with reg. 34)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F58",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(k)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F59",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2024) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/281), regs. 1(2), 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F60",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 53(b) (with reg. 89)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F61",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (with effect from 1.4.2020) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/631), regs. 1(2)(9), 19(b) (with reg. 34)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F62",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F63",
      "text": "Word in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F64",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (with effect from 1.4.2021) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/631), regs. 1(2)(4), 19(c) (with reg. 34)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F65",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/381), regs. 1(2), 53(c) (with reg. 89)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F66",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2019) by The National Health Service Pension Schemes, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/418), regs. 1(2), 59(5) (with reg. 108)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F67",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 54(2)(g)(i) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F68",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 54(2)(g)(ii) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F69",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.10.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(3), 54(2)(g)(iii) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F70",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(6), 54(2)(h) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F71",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2010) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/492), regs. 1(2), 36(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F72",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (with effect from 1.8.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(7), 54(2)(i) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F73",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (W.) (20.10.2023) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1053), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F74",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (6.4.2020) by The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/354), regs. 1, 18(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F75",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (with effect from 1.3.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2)(5), 51(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F76",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(n)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F77",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) 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), 39(c) (with reg. 105)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F78",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F79",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 added (1.4.2010) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/492), regs. 1(2), 36(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F80",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F81",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/96), regs. 1(2), 39(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F82",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) omitted (1.4.2016) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(2), 39(d) (with reg. 105)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F83",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.10.2009) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2446), regs. 1(2), 53(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F84",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) inserted (31.12.2016 for specified purposes) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/245), regs. 1(7), 39(e) (with reg. 105)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F85",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (with effect from 1.4.2008) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2263), regs. 1(2)(6), 54(2)(j) (with reg. 93)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F86",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(p)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F87",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 27(4)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F88",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(1) substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 27(4)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F89",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(p)(ii)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F90",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/413), regs. 1(2), 51(3)(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F91",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 inserted (1.4.2010) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/492), regs. 1(2), 36(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F92",
      "text": "Reg. 3.A.1(2) added (1.4.2014) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/570), regs. 1(2), 36(3) (with reg. 49)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F93",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(2) substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 27(4)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F94",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1 substituted (1.4.2017) by The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/275), regs. 1(2)(c), 22(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F95",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(2) substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 27(4)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F96",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3.A.1(2) substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 27(4)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 48."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 26."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/300, amended by S.I. 1997/80 and 1888, 1998/666 and 2216, 2000/605, 2001/1428 and 3649, 2002/561 and 2469, 2003/631 and 2322, 2004/665 and 696, 2005/661 and 3074, 2006/600 and 2919, 2007/2054 and 3280, and 2008/653, and modified by S.I. 1996/971."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1997 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1999 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "2003 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "2004 c. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/865."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "2006 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "2006 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "1971 c. 80."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "1998 c. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/662."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/635."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "1967 c. 28."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/433."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/477."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/291."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f19",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/478."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f20",
      "text": "2004 c. 12."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f21",
      "text": "1970 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f22",
      "text": "1992 c. 4. Section 5 was substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999, and amended by section 7(1) to (3) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f23",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/585."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f24",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/1020."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f25",
      "text": "1988 c. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f26",
      "text": "2007 c. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f27",
      "text": "1995 c.18."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/653/regulation/3.A.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:34:22.381913+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."
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