SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2
"SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 183
The Partnership Pension Account Ill-Health Benefits Arrangements
PART 1
Preliminary
Interpretation - general
1. In this Schedule-
"the 2002 Section" means Section I of the PCSPS;
"the 2007 Section" means Section III of the PCSPS;
"alpha" means the scheme established by regulation 3;
"eligible service" has the meaning given in paragraph 2;
"final pensionable earnings" has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
"ill-health benefits" in relation to a person means benefits payable in the event of the person's ill-health;
"incapacity for employment" has the meaning given in paragraph 4;
"partnership ill-health benefits arrangements" means the arrangements for payment of ill-health benefits set out in this Schedule or in the scheme made under section 1 of SA 1972 which provided for ill-health benefits for persons who have a partnership pension account;
"permanent breakdown in health" has the meaning given in paragraph 5; and
"qualifying partnership service" has the meaning given in paragraph 6.
Meaning of "eligible service"
2.
-(1) In this Schedule, "eligible service" in relation to a person to whom this Schedule applies (P) means the aggregate of the periods of service (expressed in years) referred to in sub-paragraph (2) which fall within P's current period of scheme employment to which sub-paragraph (3) applies.(2) The periods referred to in this sub-paragraph are-(a) any period of service during which P has a partnership pension account to which P's employer is paying contributions;(b) any period which counts as qualifying service under the 2002 Section or the 2007 Section which is qualifying partnership service in relation to P; and(c) any period during which P is in pensionable service under alpha which is qualifying partnership service in relation to P.(3) This sub-paragraph applies to a period of service in scheme employment in respect of which P-(a) receives pensionable earnings; or(b) is treated as receiving assumed pay.(4) If a person (P) to whom this Schedule applies is in part-time service at any time during the periods referred to in sub-paragraph (2), the eligible service in respect of the period during which P is in part-time service is-where-
A is the number of hours of P's part-time service in the period in question (excluding meal breaks, unless they are paid for part-time staff); and
N is the number of weekly full-time conditioned hours in the period in question for a person in the same grade as P (excluding meal breaks unless they are paid for part-time staff).
(5) If the number of weekly full-time conditioned hours varies during the period in question, the calculation in sub-paragraph (4) must be made separately for each period within the period of part-time service in question during which that number remains the same.Meaning of "final pensionable earnings"
3.
-(1) In this Schedule, "final pensionable earnings" in relation to a person (P) to whom this Schedule applies means the greater of-(a) P's permanent pensionable earnings in the 12 months ending on the last day of P's eligible service; and(b) P's permanent pensionable earnings in one of the last two complete scheme years ending on or before the last day on which P was in scheme employment.(2) This sub-paragraph applies where-(a) P's last day of eligible...