Schedule 13 Definitions

a GP performer who is not a GP provider but who is—

a registered medical practitioner who is participating in a Doctors’ Retainer Scheme.

the Bank of England base rate 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

if an order under section 19 of the Bank of England Act 1998 M12 is in force, an equivalent rate determined by the Treasury under that section.

in respect of a medical practitioner or non-GP provider who is—

a partner in a partnership that is a GMS practice;

a partner in a partnership that has entered into a Section 17C Agreement;

a partner in a partnership that is an HBPMS contractor that has entered into an HBPMS contract for the provision of primary medical services; or

an individual who is a GMS practice, Section 17C Agreement provider or an HBPMS contractor,

in respect of a dental practitioner, the Health Board for whom the dental practitioner provides general dental services and on whose list the dentist's name appears

a pension scheme provided under regulations made under section 1(2)(e) of the 2013 Act and having effect in England and Wales; or

a pension scheme established under section 1(2)(e) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 M15

ceases to be an active member in relation to that period of service before P reaches normal pension age;

does not become a pensioner member in relation to that period of service; and

has at least two years' qualifying service or in respect of whom a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received

under a GMS contract, a Section 17C Agreement or an HBPMS contract;

on behalf of an OOH provider; or

under a contract of service or for services with a Health Board which relates to arrangements by which it is to provide primary medical services

a GMS practice;

a Section 17C Agreement provider;

an HBPMS contractor;

an OOH provider; or

a Health Board,

an active member;

a deferred member;

a pensioner member; or

a pension credit member

any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph (1) of regulation 18; or

sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (2) of that regulation,

a partner in a partnership that is a GMS practice who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the scheme manager that he or she assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that practice;

a partner in a partnership—

all of whose members have entered into a Section 17C Agreement for the provision of primary medical services, but

who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the scheme manager that he or she assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that partnership;

a partner in a partnership that is an HBPMS contractor—

that has entered into an HBPMS contract for the provision of primary medical services, but

who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the scheme manager that he or she assists in the provision of NHS services provided by that partnership;

a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is—

a GMS practice, or

a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor that has entered into a Section 17C Agreement or an HBPMS contract for the provision of primary medical services,

an individual who is a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor, but who is not a GP provider and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the scheme manager that he or she participates in the provision of NHS services

whole-time, according to the terms of the member’s employment contract, or

if regulation 27A applies to the member, but the member does not make an election under paragraph (2) of that regulation, the lesser of—

any period of time worked on or after 1 April 2024 that is in excess of—

not a registered medical practitioner, a GP registrar or a non-GP provider, and

is employed by a GMS practice, a Section 17C Agreement practice, an HBPMS contractor or an OOH provider to assist in the provision of the services it provides

is earned under this scheme, and

is payable without actuarial reduction at normal pension age