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Amendment of the Benefits Regulations

16.  For regulation 29 (calculation on leaving early) substitute—

29.(1) This regulation applies in the case of a member who leaves his employment and is not entitled to immediate payment of retirement pension under any of regulations 16 to 20.

(2) His entitlement to benefits that would, apart from any other provision of these Regulations, become payable on his attaining normal retirement age, is calculated in accordance with regulation 7 as at the date of his leaving such employment.

(3) Subject to regulations 30 and 31, his retirement pension becomes payable on attaining normal retirement age.

(4) But that entitlement is extinguished if an aggregation takes place under regulation 6(2) or if a transfer out takes place under regulations 78 to 80 of the Administration Regulations.

(5) Where a member chooses not to receive payment of his retirement pension, or any part of it, immediately on attaining normal retirement age, his entitlement is enhanced in accordance with guidance issued by the Government Actuary.