The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 No. 290

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. Transitional provisions

PART 7 N.I. Transitional provisions relating to the PCSPS(NI)

Deferred membership of the PCSPS(NI) N.I.

37.—(1) A transition member with continuity of service (T) does not become a deferred member of the PCSPS(NI) unless T becomes a deferred member of this scheme.

(2) If T opts out of this scheme in relation to service in a scheme employment and T has at least 2 years’ qualifying service—

(a) T becomes a deferred member of the PCSPS(NI) in relation to that service; and

(b) any periodical payments for added pension or added years paid under the PCSPS(NI) cease to be payable.

(3) If T re-enters pensionable service under this scheme after a gap in service not exceeding 5 years, T ceases to be a deferred member of the PCSPS(NI).

(4) After the scheme closing date T is not on a gap in service while T is in service which is pensionable under an existing scheme, an existing public body pension scheme, a scheme under section 1 of the Act or a new public body pension scheme.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 37 in operation at 18.12.2014, see reg. 1(2)