Legislation – The Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
PART 5Voluntary contributions
CHAPTER 3Deferred choice members
SECTION 2Provision about remedial voluntary contributions on the entry into force of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022
Treatment of rights to reformed scheme flexibilities on the entry into force of section 2(1) of PSPJOA 2022
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(1)
Paragraph (2) applies in relation to rights to reformed scheme flexibilities in respect of which—
(a)
an RVC election is made under regulation 29(5)(a), or
(b)
the period mentioned in regulation 29(6) has expired and no RVC election has been made.
(2)
Where this paragraph applies—
(a)
the scheme manager must confer rights to alternative legacy scheme additional pension,
(b)
the rights to reformed scheme flexibilities mentioned in paragraph (1) are extinguished, and
(c)
if the arrangement under which remediable voluntary contributions are paid to secure the reformed scheme flexibilities is continuing, any remediable voluntary contributions paid under that arrangement are to be treated as being paid to secure rights to legacy scheme additional pension.
(3)
Paragraph (4) applies in relation to rights to reformed scheme flexibilities in respect of which an RVC election is made under regulation 29(5)(b) or (c).
(4)
Where this paragraph applies—
(a)
the scheme manager owes to M or, where M is deceased, to M’s personal representatives an amount equal to the compensatable amount except in accordance with the terms of an agreement under regulation 39(2),
(b)
the rights to reformed scheme flexibilities mentioned in paragraph (3) are extinguished, and
(c)
if the arrangement under which remediable voluntary contributions are paid to secure the reformed scheme flexibilities is continuing, that arrangement is terminated.