The Teachers’ Pension Scheme Regulations 2014

Exception for tapered protection members during protection period

17.—(1) This paragraph applies to a person (P) if P is a tapered protection member of the existing scheme by virtue of the application of either paragraph 14 or 15.

(2) The protection period for P is the period which—

(a) begins on the day after the scheme closing date; and

(b) ends when P ceases to be a tapered protection member.

(3) During the protection period—

(a) P’s pensionable service is pensionable service under the existing scheme;

(b) section 18(1) of the Act does not apply in respect of that pensionable service; and

(c) benefits are to be provided under the existing scheme to or in respect of P in relation to that pensionable service.