# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015, Regulation 68: Effect of being absent or leaving and rejoining scheme during contributions payment period

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies if, during the contributions payment period, a member (M) who has made an election under regulation 55—
(a) is absent from work because of illness or injury;
(b) is on maternity leave;
(c) is on adoption leave;
(d) is on paternity leave;
(e) is on parental leave shared parental leave or parental bereavement leave; ...
(ea) is on carer’s leave; ...
(eb) is on neonatal care leave; or
(f) is within regulation 21(4) or (6).
(2) If paragraph (1) applies—
(a) the contributions payable under regulation 64 continue to be payable unless M ceases paying basic contributions;
(b) M may resume paying contributions under regulation 64 only if—
(i) M ceases to pay basic contributions; but
(ii) resumes paying basic contributions before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which M first ceased to pay basic contributions.
(3) This paragraph applies if—
(a) a member (M) has made an election under regulation 55;
(b) M ceases to be an active member during the contributions payment period; and
(c) before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which M ceased to be an active member, M becomes an active member again.
(4) If paragraph (3) applies, M may continue to make contributions in accordance with the election unless a repayment of contributions has been made to M under regulation 40.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), it is immaterial whether M has paid any repaid contributions back to the scheme manager.
(6) In this regulation, “basic contributions” means contributions payable under regulation 30 or 31.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-68
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