Regulation 26 Amendment of Principal Regulations

in paragraph (2) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs–

“(a)

the person became entitled to retirement benefits before 1st April 2000,

(b)

at least 10 years' reckonable service was taken into account in calculating the person’s retirement benefits, and

(c)

the total of the amounts paid in respect of them is less than his average salary,”,

in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs–

“(a)

the person’s entitlement to retirement benefits takes effect under regulation E4(7), (8) or (9) before 1st April 2000,

(b)

less than 10 years' reckonable service was taken into account in calculating the person’s retirement benefits, and

(c)

the amount paid in respect of his retirement pension is less than 5 times the annual rate at which it was payable when he died,”and

there shall be inserted after paragraph (3) the following paragraph–

“(3A)

If–

(a)

the person’s entitlement to retirement benefits takes effect under regulation E4(7), (8), (9) or (9A) on or after 1st April 2000, and

(b)

the amount paid in respect of his retirement pension is less than 5 times the annual rate at which it was payable when he died,

a supplementary death grant equal to that deficiency or, where regulation E5(3) applies for the calculation of retirement benefits, equal to that deficiency multiplied by the appropriate factor, may be paid.”.