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Column 1 (words or expression) |
Column 2 (meaning or reference to provision where meaning is to be found) |
| The 1993 Act |
The Pension Schemes Act 1993
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| The 1999 Act |
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999
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| The 2004 Act |
The Finance Act 2004
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| The 2014 Act |
The Taxation of Pensions Act 2014
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| The 2009 Regulations |
Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Payments) Regulations 2009
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| The 2011 Regulations |
The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2011
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| The 2013 Regulations |
The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (2008 Section) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
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| The 2015 Regulations |
The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015
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| The AVC scheme |
The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme, the rules of which are set out in these Regulations; |
| Appropriate rights |
The rights which are described in paragraph 5 of schedule 5 of the 1999 Act (pension credits: mode of discharge, appropriate rights) ; |
| Approved Scheme |
A retirement benefit scheme approved under chapter 1 of Part XIV of the Taxes Act (retirement benefit schemes) ; |
| Authorised fund |
A fund managed by— |
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(a) an authorised provider selected by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of these Regulations; or
(b) any successor, transmittee or assignee of any person in paragraph (a) who is—
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(i) an authorised provider; and
(ii) approved by the Scottish Ministers;
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| Authorised provider |
The meaning given by section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972; |
| Child |
A person who qualifies for— |
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(a) a dependent child's allowance under regulation H2 of the 2011 Regulations;
(b) a surviving dependent child's pension under regulation 2.E.8 or 3.E.8 of the 2013 Regulations as the case may be; or
(c) a surviving child's pension under regulation 120 of the 2015 Regulations;
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| Civil partner and civil partnership |
To be construed in accordance with regulation 3; |
| Contributor |
A person in respect of whom an election under regulation 4(1) has effect; |
| Date of retirement |
The date on which benefits become payable to the participator under—
(a) regulations E1 (normal retirement pension) to E12 (preserved pension) of the 2011 Regulations;
(b) regulation 2.D.1 (normal retirement pension) , 2.D.4 (early payment of pension with actuarial reduction) , 2.D.5 (partial retirement) (member at least 55) ) , 2.D.8 (early retirement on ill health (active members) ) 2.D.10 (early retirement on ill health (deferred members) ) , 2.D.11 (early retirement on termination of employment by the employing authority) , regulation 3.D.1 (normal retirement pension) , 3.D.4 (early payment of pension with actuarial reduction) , 3.D.5 (partial retirement) (member at least 55) ) , 3.D.7 (early retirement on ill health (active members) ) 3.D.9 (early retirement on ill health (deferred members) ) of the 2013 regulations;
(c) regulations 72, 78, 80, 81, 83, 89 or 93 of the 2015 regulations; or
(d) in the case of a benefit referred to in regulation 12(1) (d) of these Regulations, a commencement date that the participator requests that is on or after the participator's normal minimum pension age: for these purposes, normal minimum retirement age has the meaning given in section 279(1) of the 2004 Act,
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| as the case may be; |
| Dependant |
(a) a surviving spouse of a participator (providing the marriage was not, prior to 1st April 1995, subject to an order of judicial separation) ;
(b) any surviving child of a participator;
(c) any person in whose favour a participator has made an election under—
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(i) regulation J1 (allocation of pension by member for benefit of dependant) of the 2011 Regulations;
(ii) regulation 2.D.17 or 3.D.13 (election to allocate pension) of the 2013 Regulations; or
(iii) regulation 50 of the 2015 Regulations;
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| as the case may be; or |
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(d) a surviving civil partner or surviving F32scheme partner of a participator;
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| Dependant's pension |
A pension which becomes payable to a dependant on the death of a participator; |
| Eligible member |
The meaning given by section 101P(1) of the 1993 Act; |
| The Index |
At any time means the Retail Prices Index as published by the Office of National Statistics, for the calendar month three months prior to that time; |
| Insurance company |
(a) a person who has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of long-term insurance; or |
