D9.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, if a member who ceases to hold a local government employment after attaining the age of 60 but before his NRD satisfies the relevant conditions, he is entitled—
(a)to a standard retirement pension (reduced in accordance with regulation D13), and
(b)to a standard retirement grant (so reduced),
which are payable immediately on his ceasing to hold that employment.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)that the member fulfils one of the following requirements, namely—
(i)he has a statutory pension entitlement; or
(ii)he is treated by virtue of regulation K23(2) as having ceased to hold the employment on becoming subject in it to an approved non-local government scheme; and
(b)that he duly makes an election for his retirement benefits to be payable immediately on his ceasing local government employment.
(3) An election under this regulation shall be made by notice in writing to the employing authority given within the period of three months beginning with the day on which the member ceases to hold local government employment or, as the case may be, is treated as doing so.