The Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Extent

3. PART II PENSIONS FOR SCHEME MEMBERS

   1. 4. Entitlement to pension of scheme members who have performed a qualifying period of pensionable service

   2. 5. Powers of Board to enter into agreements under which certain service is treated as pensionable

   3. 6. Increase of pensions

   4. 7. Entitlement to pension on grounds of infirmity

   5. 8. Death of member within one year of retirement

   6. 9. Suspension or reduction of pension in case of service after retirement

   7. 10. Provisions as to date of retirement

   8. 11. Application for pension

   9. 12. Return of certain payments

   10. 13. Pensionable service performed after return of payment

4. PART III PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND CHILDREN

   1. 14. Pensions for widows and widowers

   2. 15. Pensions for children

   3. 16. Supplementary provisions as to pensions for widows, widowers and children

   4. 17. Meaning of “deceased member’s pension”

   5. 18. Power of Board to commute pension for capital sum

5. PART IV PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTED-OUT EMPLOYMENT

   1. 19. Guaranteed minimum pension for certain scheme members and their surviving spouses

   2. 20. Commencement, postponement and suspension of pension

   3. 21. Commencement of pension of scheme member retiring early by reason of infirmity

   4. 22. Effect of remarriage of widow or widower

6. PART V PROVISIONS AS TO RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCRUED RIGHTS

   1. 23. Reciprocal arrangements with other Churches

   2. 24. Reciprocal arrangements with other pension authorities

   3. 25. Restriction on transfer of rights under regulation 23 or 24

   4. 26. Payments by Board in respect of accrued rights of former scheme members

   5. 27. Revaluation of accrued rights

   6. 28. Provisions as to rights accrued under other schemes

7. PART VI GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. 29. Provisions as to payment of pensions

   2. 30. Payment of pensions in respect of persons suffering from mental disorder

   3. 31. Exclusion of certain clerks from provisions of regulations

   4. 32. Determination of questions

   5. 33. Transitional provisions

   6. 34. Consequential amendments of Clergy Pensions Measure 1961

   7. 35. Consequential amendment of Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1967

   8. 36. Enactments revoked

8. Signature

9. SCHEDULES:

   1. Schedule 1

      Rates of Pension

      1. Part I Rate where scheme member retires at or above the retiring age

      2. Part II Rate in cases of infirmity

      3. Part III Rate where scheme member retires not more than five years before reaching retiring age otherwise than by reason of infirmity

   2. Schedule 2

      Enactments revoked

10. Explanatory Note