Paragraph 14

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

sch 6 am by Teachers' Superannuation 2006 reg 13, schedule
sch 6 am by Teachers' Superannuation 2007 regs 2, 79
sch 6 rev in pt by Teachers' Superannuation 2007 regs 2, 79
sch 6 am by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 regs 2, 29
Sch 6, Pt III, para 13 am by Teachers' Superannuation 2005 regs 2, 22(1), (3), 28
Sch 6, Pt III, para 15 am by Teachers' Superannuation 2005 regs 2, 22(1), (4), 28
Sch. 6 para. 11(1) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29
Sch. 6 para. 11(3) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29
Sch. 6 para. 12B(3) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29
Sch. 6 para. 12C(2) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29
Sch. 6 para. 12E(3) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29
Sch. 6 para. 12F(2) words substituted by Teachers' Superannuation 2008 reg. 29

(1)

This paragraph–

(a)

applies where family benefit contributions to which paragraph 13 applies cease to be payable before the end of the payment period; and

(b)

has effect subject to paragraph 15.

(2)

Where the teacher paying the contributions dies before attaining the age of 60, or (whether or not he or she later re-enters employment in reckonable service) becomes entitled to payment of retirement benefits by virtue of regulation E6(1)(c)–

(a)

contributions are to be treated as having been paid in respect of the whole of the period in respect of which the election was made; but

(b)

part of the payment period falls after his or her 60th birthday, the actuarial equivalent of the contributions that would have been payable during that part is to be deducted from the appropriate terminal sum.

(3)

Where the teacher dies, or becomes entitled to payment of retirement benefits, after attaining the age of 60–

(a)

contributions are to be treated as having been paid in respect of the whole of the period in respect of which the election was made; but

(b)

there is to be deducted from the appropriate terminal sum an amount of–

A \times \frac{B}{100} \times C,

where–

A is the annual rate at which his or her salary was last payable;
B is the rate at which the contributions were last payable; and
C is the multiplier ascertained from, or if the remainder of the payment period is not an exact number of years by extrapolation from, Table 6 below.

TABLE 6

Years in remainder of payment period	Multiplier
1	0.990
2	1.961
3	2.913
4	3.846
5	4.760
6	5.657
7	6.536
8	7.398
9	8.244
10	9.072
11	9.884
12	10.681
13	11.461
14	12.227
15	12.977
16	13.713
17	14.434
18	15.141
19	15.835
20	16.514

(4)

Where the teacher becomes entitled to payment of retirement benefits by virtue of regulation E6–

(a)

he or she may, by giving written notice to the Scottish Ministers within 3 months after the end of his or her pensionable employment, elect to pay a lump sum which is the actuarial equivalent of the contributions that would have been payable during the remainder of the payment period;

(b)

if he or she does so elect, on payment of the lump sum contributions are to be treated as having been paid in respect of the whole of the period in respect of which the original election was made; and

(c)

if he or she does not so elect, contributions are to be treated as having been paid in respect of–

D \times \frac{E}{F},

where–

D is the period in respect of which the original election was made;
E is the period during which contributions were paid; and
F is the payment period.