# The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001, Regulation 15: Deficiency grants


In regulation E20–
(a) in paragraph (2) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following:–
“(a) the teacher became entitled to retirement benefits before 1st October 2001;
(b) at least 10 years' reckonable service was taken into account in calculating his retiring allowances; and
(c) the total of the amounts paid in respect of these allowances is less than the pensionable salary,”;
(b) in paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following:–
“(a) the teacher became entitled to retirement benefits before 1st October 2001;
(b) less than 10 years' reckonable service was taken into account in calculating his retiring allowances; 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,”;
(c) there shall be inserted after paragraph (3) the following paragraph:–
“(3A) If–
(a) the teacher’s entitlement to retiring allowances takes effect on or after 1st October 2001; 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 grant equal to that deficiency may be paid.”; and
(d) in paragraph (4A) for “paragraph (2) or (3)”, there shall be substituted “paragraphs (2), (3) or (3A)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/291/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-superannuation-scotland-amendment-regulations-2001/regulation-15
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