PART 5 Retirement benefits for teachers
CHAPTER 1Interpretation
Qualifying for retirement benefits82
1
A person (P) is qualified for retirement benefits under this scheme if—
a
P has at least 2 years' qualifying service; or
b
a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been accepted in relation to P.
2
In these Regulations, a period of qualifying service is the total of the following—
a
any period of pensionable service under this scheme (other than a period of post-benefit service);
b
for a transition member, any period of pensionable service under the existing scheme before the member's transition date;
c
if a transfer payment has been accepted from another occupational pension scheme in relation to P, a period equal to P's period of pensionable service under that scheme.
3
Any pensionable service in respect of which a person's rights under this scheme or the existing scheme are extinguished M1 is not qualifying service.