Part XII Supplementary Provisions
Interpretation
175 Normal pension age.
(1)
In this Act “normal pension age”, in relation to a scheme and a member’s pensionable service under it, means—
(a)
in a case where the scheme provides for the member only a guaranteed minimum pension, the earliest age at which the member is entitled to receive the guaranteed minimum pension on retirement from any employment to which the scheme applies; and
(b)
in any other case, the earliest age at which the member is entitled to receive benefits (other than a guaranteed minimum pension) on his retirement from such employment.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) any scheme rule making special provision as to early retirement on grounds of ill-health or otherwise is to be disregarded.