The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

Admitted service benefits

80.—(1) This regulation applies to a person who falls within paragraph (2) or paragraph (3).

(2) A person falls within this paragraph if—

(a) the person has admitted service of any amount, and

(b) the person is qualified for retirement benefits.

(3) A person falls within this paragraph if—

(a) the person has admitted service of at least 5 years, but

(b) the person is not qualified for retirement benefits.

(4) An admitted service pension is payable to a person to whom this regulation applies (P) from the entitlement day.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, the pension is payable for life.

(6) An admitted service lump sum is payable to P on the entitlement day.

(7) Paragraph (6) does not apply if P complies with paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 107 (payment of benefits on application to Secretary of State) after P reaches the age of 75.

(8) The entitlement day is—

(a) where P falls within paragraph (2), the day on which P’s retirement pension becomes payable, and

(b) where P falls within paragraph (3), the day of P’s 60th birthday or, if P is in pensionable employment on P’s 60th birthday, the day after P ceases to be in pensionable employment.

(9) In these Regulations “admitted service” means service to which Part 8 of TSR 1967 applied immediately before 1st May 1975.