The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Eligibility to make buy-out electionN.I.

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42.—(1) A member (M) who has a prospective normal pension age over 65 may elect to pay contributions to buy out the actuarial reduction (“buy-out election”) in accordance with this Chapter.

(2) A buy-out election ceases to have effect when the earliest of the following occurs—

(a)M reaches normal pension age;

(b)a retirement pension other than a partial retirement pension becomes payable to M;

(c)M revokes the election or is taken to revoke the election.

(3) A buy-out election may only be made before the end of the period of 3 months after—

(a)M enters pensionable service under this scheme; or

(b)the beginning of a subsequent scheme year.

(4) When making a buy-out election, M must—

(a)be in pensionable service; and

(b)not have reached normal pension age.

(5) An election under this regulation may be made by M on only one occasion.