s 3 Establishment of CONNECT Plan
3.—(1) The Minister must by regulations establish a scheme to be known as the CONNECT Plan for the benefit of —(a) all public officers appointed (whether before or after the commencement of the regulations) to the permanent establishment in the Education Service and who are below Superscale grade; and (b) all individuals employed other than for a term (whether before or after the commencement of the regulations) by the managers of any aided school for teaching duties, and who are remunerated on terms equivalent to any public officer mentioned in paragraph (a), who, on or after the commencement of those regulations, will be members of the scheme. (2) The regulations made under subsection (1) must provide for the payment of an award —(a) to a member of the CONNECT Plan; or (b) if the member dies before such payment —(i) to such of the member’s dependants as the Minister thinks fit; or (ii) if the member has no dependants, to the member’s legal personal representative, on account of the member completing the prescribed period of qualifying service. (3) The regulations made under subsection (1) must provide —(a) for the payment of contributions by the Government to the CONNECT Fund in respect of each member, including prescribing different contributions for different classes of members; (b) for the circumstances under which such contributions and awards may be withheld or restored; and (c) for the determination of qualifying service.