Early retirement generally
4. For regulation E4(7) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(7) In Case F the person—
(a)has attained the age—
(i)of 50, if he is not a post 5th April 2006 entrant and attained that age before 6th April 2010, or
(ii)of 55 in any other case, and
(b)has ceased after attaining that age but before attaining the normal pension age to be—
(i)in pensionable employment,
(ii)in excluded employment, or
(iii)in employment which would be pensionable employment but for the fact that the person has not made an election under regulation B1(4),
(c)is not within Case D, and
(d)has not received and is not to receive compensation under Part 3 of the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(1) (discretionary compensation for termination), and his employer has notified the Department in writing—
(i)that his employment was terminated by reason of his redundancy or in the interests of the efficient discharge of the employer’s functions, and
(ii)that the employer has, with the approval of the compensating authority, agreed that he should become entitled to retirement benefits under this Case.”.