Regulation 130 Appropriate factor

(1)

The Secretary of State is from time to time to determine factors relating to the ages of persons to whom benefits are payable under these Regulations.

(2)

Different factors may be specified—

(a)

for persons with NPA 60 reckonable service;

(b)

for persons with NPA 65 reckonable service;

(c)

for persons to whom Part 6 of Schedule 10 to TPR 1997 (which continues to have effect by virtue of paragraph 26 of Schedule 13) applies (persons formerly members of National Health Service Pension Scheme);

(d)

for different provisions of these Regulations.

(3)

Before exercising the functions under this regulation, the Secretary of State must take advice from the scheme actuary.

(4)

In these Regulations “appropriate factor” means a factor determined in accordance with this regulation.