The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Entitlement to age retirement pension

72.—(1) A member is entitled to payment of an age retirement pension from the entitlement day if that member—

(a) has reached normal pension age;

(b) is qualified for retirement benefits or the member ceases pensionable service after reaching normal pension age;

(c) has left all HSC employment or reached age 75; and

(d) has applied under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 for the payment of an age retirement pension.

(2) An age retirement pension is payable for life.

(3) This regulation does not apply to a pension derived from pension credit rights (see section 97B of the 1993 Act(1)).

(1)

Section 97B was inserted by Article 34 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I.11))