HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1998. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Superannuation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 . Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (Interpretation) 3 In regulation 2— a after the definition of “the previous Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition— “the 1997 Order ” means the Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 ; b in the definition of “employing authority”— i in sub-paragraph ( e ) the word “and” shall be omitted; ii in sub-paragraph ( f ) for the word “staff” there shall be substituted “staff, and”; iii after sub-paragraph ( f ) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— g a person who is providing piloted services. c after the definition “guaranteed minimum pension” there shall be inserted the following definitions— “Health and Social Services Board” means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 ; “ HSS Trust” means a Health and Social Services Trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 ; d after the definition “Health Service Scheme” there shall be inserted the following definition— “medical list” means a list kept pursuant to the General Medical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ; e in sub-paragraph ( a ) of the definition of “occupational pension scheme” for “Chapter IV ” there shall be substituted “Chapter I”; f after the definition of “personal pension scheme” there shall be inserted the following definitions— “pilot scheme” has the meaning given in Article 3(1) of the 1997 Order ; “pilot scheme employee” has the meaning given in Article 4(3) of the 1997 Order ; “piloted services” has the meaning given in Article 3(4) of the 1997 Order ;. Amendment of regulation 13 of the principal Regulations (Early retirement pension (ill health)) 4 In paragraph 10 of regulation 13 the words from “or” to “regulation 17)” shall be omitted. Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (Early retirement pension (redundancy etc. )) 5 In regulation 14 after paragraph 3 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 4 This regulation shall not apply to a member who is providing piloted services under a pilot scheme. . Amendment of regulation 15 of the principal Regulations (Early retirement pension (employer’s consent)) 6 In regulation 15 after paragraph 3 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 4 This regulation shall not apply to a member who is providing piloted services under a pilot scheme. . Amendment of regulation 52 of the principal Regulations (Early leavers returning to superannuable employment) 7 After paragraph 7 of regulation 52 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 7A Practice staff who were employed by a registered medical practitioner on both 31st August 1997 and 1st September 1997 and who— a had previously been compulsorily transferred from a body referred to in sub-paragraph ( a ), ( b ), ( c ), ( d ) or ( e ) of the definition of “employing authority” in regulation 2, to employment with a registered medical practitioner referred to in sub-paragraph ( f ) of that definition; and b were at time of the transfer paying for additional benefits by regular additional contributions under regulation 72; and c rejoined the Health and Personal Social Services Superannuation Scheme with effect from 1st September 1997; may resume payment of those additional contributions at the percentage rate, which applied prior to the transfer above, of current superannuable pay provided that the payments resume with effect from 1st September 1997. Amendment of regulation 67 of the principal Regulations (Right to buy additional service) 8 1 In paragraph (6) of regulation 67 there shall be inserted the words “or, in the case of a special class officer, age 55” after the words “age 60” in each place where those words appear. 2 After the table in paragraph (6) of regulation 67 there shall be inserted the following paragraphs— 6A A member who— a joined the Scheme on or after the 17th March 1987; b has made an application prior to September 1997 to buy additional service; and c does not commence making payments under regulation 72 until on or after 1st September 1997, may, up until and including 31st August 1998, elect that paragraph (6) shall cease to apply to him. 6B Paragraph (6) shall cease to apply to a member who— a joined the Scheme on or after the 17th March 1987; b makes an application on or after 1st September 1997 to buy additional service; and c commences payment under regulation 72 on or after 1st September 1997. Amendment of regulation 77 of the principal Regulations (Members doing more than one job) 9 In regulation 77 — a for paragraph (1) substitute the following paragraph— 1 This regulation applies to members in HPSS employment— a with one or more employing authority; b who hold, under one employing authority, two or more separate employments; or c to whom paragraph 10A applies. ; b in paragraph (10) at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (10A),”; c after paragraph (10), there shall be inserted the following paragraphs— 10A A member who becomes entitled to a pension under regulation 14 as an officer, and has terminated his concurrent employment as a practitioner not more than 12 months before the date on which he becomes entitled to that pension, shall not be entitled to receive a pension under regulation 14 in respect of any employment as a practitioner, but shall only be entitled to receive a pension under regulation 12, regulation 16, or a preserved pension under regulation 49, in respect of such employment. 10B Where paragraph (10A) applies, the member may, in respect of any service as an officer which has terminated and to which paragraph (9)(1), (6) or (9) of Schedule 2 applies, elect for that paragraph not to apply and instead to receive a pension under regulation 14 in respect of that service. . Amendment of regulation 81 of the principal Regulations (Former members of health service schemes) 10 In paragraph (1)( b ) of regulation 81 for “National Health Service (Isle of Man) Act 1984” substitute “Superannuation Act 1984”. Insertion of new regulation 83A of the principal Regulations 11 After regulation 83 (Polygamous Marriages) of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation— Participators in pilot schemes 83A For the purposes of these Regulations, for the duration of any pilot scheme— a a registered medical practitioner— i whose name appears on a medical list prior to the commencement of a pilot scheme, or who, prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme, was an assistant practitioner; and ii who was involved in the operation of a pilot scheme whether as a person providing piloted services, or as a pilot scheme employee; shall be treated as a practitioner by the relevant Health and Social Services Board; b a registered medical practitioner whose name does not appear on a medical list prior to the commencement of a pilot scheme, other than an assistant practitioner, shall be treated— i as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health and Social Services Board if he provides piloted services under a pilot scheme; or ii as an officer employed by the provider of the piloted services if he is a pilot scheme employee; c a person who is providing piloted service shall be liable to pay contributions under regulation 11 in respect of a member who is employed by him as a pilot scheme employee; d a member who, prior to the commencement of a pilot scheme— i was employed in HPSS employment; or ii was employed as a pilot scheme employee, and is not a registered medical practitioner, and who, after the commencement of the pilot schemes is providing piloted services, shall be treated as a whole-time officer employed by the relevant Health and Social Services Board; e pilot scheme employees, who are employed otherwise than by a HSS Trust which is providing piloted services, and to whom paragraph ( a ) or ( b )(ii) does not apply, shall be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as if they were practice staff; and f in this regulation— i “assistant practitioner” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2; ii “Health and Social Services Board” means the relevant Health and Social Services Board which has made an agreement with a person for that person to provide piloted services in that Board’s area. Amendment of regulation 84 of the principal Regulations (Suspension of pension on return to HPSS employment) 12 In paragraph (5)( a ) of regulation 84 for “National Health Service (Isle of Man) Act 1984” substitute “Superannuation Act 1984”. Amendment of regulation 85 of the principal Regulations (Reduction of pension on return to HPSS employment) 13 1 In paragraph (1) at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to paragraph (15), this”. 2 After paragraph 14 of regulation 85 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 15 This regulation shall not apply to practice staff in respect of whom a pension is payable under any of the regulations 12 to16 or regulation 49 who were employed by a registered medical practitioner on both 31st August 1997 and 1st September 1997 and who— a were ineligible to rejoin the scheme with effect from 1st September 1997; or b made an election not to rejoin the scheme with effect from that date and who do not cancel that election. . Amendment of Schedule 2 of the principal Regulations (Medical and Dental Practitioners) 14 In Schedule 2— 1 In sub-paragraph (1)( b ) of paragraph 3 (Meaning of “Superannuable earnings”) at the beginning there shall be inserted “in the case of a dental practitioner,” 2 In paragraph (6) (Meaning of “superannuable earnings” in relation to other practitioners)— a before the word “In” there shall be inserted “(1)”; b after paragraph 1 there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 2 In the case of— a a practitioner providing piloted services, superannuable earnings means all fees and other regular payments paid to the practitioner in respect of the provision of piloted services, but does not include bonuses or payments made to cover expenses or for overtime; b a practitioner employed as a pilot scheme employee, “superannuable earnings” means all salaries or wages paid to the practitioner in respect of employment as a practitioner, but does not include bonuses or payments made to cover expenses or for overtime. 3 In paragraph 19 (Members absent from work) after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph— 6 For the purposes of these Regulations for the duration of any pilot scheme— a a member who provides piloted services under a pilot scheme and who is absent from work by reason of illness or injury shall be treated as a practitioner whether or not his name is included on a medical list prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme; and b a member who performs piloted services under a pilot scheme and who is absent from work by reason of illness or injury shall be treated as an officer whether or not his name is included on a medical list prior to the commencement of the pilot scheme. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on John McGrath Assistant Secretary 21st August 1998. The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby consents to the foregoing regulations Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on Dorothy Angus Assistant Secretary 21st August 1998.