{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-amendment-regulations-1989/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-amendment-regulations-1989/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/804",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Superannuation) Amendment Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-amendment-regulations-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 7A\nPURCHASE OF INCREASED WIDOWER'S PENSION\nRegulation 18B\n1 Where an officer has elected to purchase an increase in widower’s pension under regulation 18B(1) there shall be deducted–\n(a) from any lump sum retiring allowance payable by virtue of regulation 9(3) in respect of that officer, or\n(b) from any death gratuity which is payable by virtue of regulation 13, except in a case to which regulation 13(2)(c)(iii)(b) applies,\nan amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3.\n2 (1) Where the purchase relates to a period of contributing service before 25th March 1972 the amount to be deducted under paragraph 1 shall–\n(a) in respect of service otherwise than as a practitioner, be a sum equal to 2/80ths of her average remuneration for each complete year falling within that period;\n(b) in respect of service as a practitioner, be a sum equal to 2.8 per cent of her total up-rated remuneration for each complete year falling within that period.\n(2) Where the purchase relates to a period of contributing service beginning on or after 25th March 1972 and ending on or before 5th April 1988 the amount to be deducted under paragraph 1 shall–\n(a) in respect of service otherwise than as a practitioner, be a sum equal to 1/80th of her average remuneration for each complete year falling within that period;\n(b) in respect of service as a practitioner, be a sum equal to 1.4 per cent of her total up-rated remuneration for each complete year falling within that period.\n(3) Where a part of a year falls to be taken into account in assessing the amount to be deducted under paragraph 1, the amount of the deduction in respect of each day in that part year shall be one three hundred and sixty fifth of the amount which would be deducted under sub-paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, in respect of a complete year.\n3 (1) Where by virtue of her election pursuant to regulation 18B(1) the amount of the retiring allowance to which an officer may become entitled would fall to be reduced under paragraph 1 she may, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, but subject to sub-paragraph (5), make an election to purchase an unreduced retiring allowance so as to restore in whole or in part the amount of the retiring allowance to which she may become entitled.\n(2) An officer making an election under sub-paragraph (1) shall do so not later than 30th June 1989 by giving notice in writing to her employing authority.\n(3) Except to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph, the provisions of regulation 27 and Schedule 8 shall apply to an election made under sub-paragraph (1) as if it were an election under regulation 27.\n(4) Where the purchase of an unreduced retiring allowance under sub-paragraph (1) relates to or includes a period of service falling between 25th march 1972 and 5th April 1988 the amount of the payment or payments to be made in respect of that period shall be one-half of the amount which otherwise would fall to be paid in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 8.\n(5) An officer may not make an election under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of added years of contributing service which she has elected to purchase by making payments of instalments in accordance with regulation 25(1)(b) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 7.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/804/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:44:39.060297+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."
}