Local Government (Superannuation) (Interchange) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Return of employee’s contributions in certain cases

4.  Regulation C15 of the principal Regulations is amended—

(a) by substituting for paragraph (1) the following paragraph—

“(1) This regulation applies to a person who—

(a) (i) ceases to be employed by a scheduled body, and

(ii) on so ceasing to be employed does not become entitled to a retirement pension;

or

(b) (i) ceases to be a pensionable employee by virtue of a notification under regulation B3, and

(ii) on so ceasing to be a pensionable employee has completed less than an aggregate of 2 years' reckonable service and qualifying service; and does not, within one month and one day thereafter become a pensionable employee with any scheduled body; or

(c) though not ceasing to be employed, ceases to be a pensionable employee.”;

(b) by deleting paragraphs (4) and (5);

(c) in paragraph (7), by substituting for the words “paragraphs (3) and (4) do” the words “paragraph (3) does”;

(d) in paragraph 10(a), by deleting the words “ and not having given a notice under paragraph (4)”;

(e) by deleting paragraph 10(b);

(f) by inserting after paragraph (10)(d) the following paragraph—

“or

(e) to a person in relation to whom a transfer value from the trustees or managers of a personal pension scheme or self-employed pension arrangement has been and remains credited to the fund.”;

(g) in paragraph (11)—

by inserting after the words “one month and two days after the termination of the employment” the words “or, in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (1)(b), after the notification given under regulation B3.”.