{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008/regulation-46.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2008/226",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-superannuation-scheme-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/46",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Amendment of regulation Q1",
  "text": "(1) Regulation Q1 (right to buy additional service) is amended as follows.\n(2) After paragraph (1) insert–\n“(1A) A member may only increase his rights to benefits by buying additional service, other than service to which paragraph (9) refers, if–\n(a) he has given notice of his intention to exercise that right–\n(i) in writing; or\n(ii) in such other form as the Scottish Ministers agree to accept;\n(b) that notice was received by his employing authority or the scheme administrator on or before 31st March 2008;\n(c) the Scottish Ministers accept an election to pay for additional service under regulation Q6; and\n(d) the member makes regular additional contributions in respect of that election from a birthday that falls between 1st April 2008 and 31st March 2009.”.\n(3) For paragraph (2) substitute–\n“(2) A member buying additional service to which paragraph (9) refers, may choose to pay for that additional service by–\n(a) making a single payment in accordance with regulation Q3;\n(b) making regular additional contributions in accordance with regulation Q5; or\n(c) a combination of payments described in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).\n(2A) A member buying additional service other than that to which paragraph (9) refers, must pay for that additional service by making regular additional contributions in accordance with regulation Q5.”.\n(4) In paragraph (4)(a) after “(early retirement pension on grounds of ill health)” insert “or E2A (ill health pension on early retirement)”.\n(5) After paragraph (5A) insert–\n“(5B) For the purpose of regulation G14 (surviving nominated partner’s pension) if a member who has a nominated partner exercised his right to buy additional service before 6th April 1988, the additional service bought as a result of the exercise of that right will be treated as service before 6th April 1988.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraph (1) was amended by S.S.I. 2005/544."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/226/regulation/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:06:32.504835+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."
}