Legislation – The Armed Forces Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023
Part 6AMENDMENT OF THE RESERVE FORCES (FULL-TIME RESERVE SERVICE PENSION SCHEME 1997) REGULATIONS 2010
Amendment of the Reserve Forces (Full-Time Reserve Service Pension Scheme 1997) Regulations 201021.
New regulation 4: Schedule 3 (remediable service)22.
“Schedule 3: Remediable Service4.
Schedule 3 (remediable service) makes provision about remediable service.”.
Schedule 1: The Full-Time Reserve Service Pension Scheme 199723.
(1)
Schedule 1 (the Full-Time Reserve Service Pension Scheme 1997) to the 2010 Regulations is amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2)
In rule A.1 (interpretation: general), in paragraph (2)—
(a)
in the definition of “the Scheme” after “Schedule” insert “and Schedules 2 and 3;”
;
(b)
““AFP Regulations 2014” means the Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014;
“AFPS 2015” means the pension Scheme established by the AFP Regulations 2014;
“AFRS 2020” means the Scheme established by the Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020;
“PSPJOA 2022” means the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022;
“remediable service” has the meaning given in section 1 of PSPJOA 2022, and refers to service in an employment or office that is pensionable service under the Scheme, whether or not by virtue of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022;
“remedy member” means a member with remediable service;”.
(3)
“(1A)
Where a remedy member has made a section 6 election within the meaning of paragraph 9(1)(a) or a section 10 election within the meaning of paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 (Remediable Service), the member’s remediable service is not treated as reckonable service for the purposes of the Scheme.”.
(4)
“(4)
This rule is subject to paragraph 55 (abatement) in Schedule 3 (remediable service).”.
Schedule 2: Transitional Provision for the Full-Time Reserve Service Pension Scheme 199724.
(1)
Schedule 2 (transitional provision) is amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2)
““transition date” in relation to a transition member means—
(a)
where the member has remediable service in a Scheme within the meaning of section 1 of PSPJOA 2022 (whether or not by virtue of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022), 1st April 2022;
(b)
in any other case, 1st April 2015;”.
(3)
In paragraph 2 (meaning of continuity of service), in sub-paragraph (2), for “T’s transition date” substitute “1st April 2015”
.
(4)
In paragraph 4 (full protection members of the FTRS 1997), in sub-paragraph (1), omit paragraph (b) (together with “and” at the end of paragraph (a)).
Schedule 3: Remediable service for the FTRS 199725.
After Schedule 2, insert Schedule 3 (remediable service) contained in Schedule 5 to this instrument.