PART 2Transitional provisions

CHAPTER 7Retirement benefits

Redundancy retirement32

1

This regulation applies where an officer transition member other than one to whom regulation 33 applies—

a

becomes entitled to payment of a premature retirement pension pursuant to regulation 82 of the 2015 Regulations;

b

claims that pension; and

c

is under—

i

age 60, in the case of a member of the 1995 Section; or

ii

age 65, in the case of a member of the 2008 Section.

2

Where this regulation applies, the member also becomes entitled to payment of a pension in respect of relevant pensionable service in the old scheme in consideration of the termination of that member’s employment by reason of redundancy pursuant to regulation —

a

E3A of the 1995 Regulations19; or

b

2.D.11 of the 2008 Regulations.

3

In this regulation, “relevant pensionable service” does not include—

a

service from an employment that commenced when the member was eligible to be an active member of the old scheme and is a continuing employment in respect of which the member has elected to continue to accrue rights pursuant to regulation 100(5) of the 2015 Regulations;

b

if regulation 100(9) of the 2015 Regulations applies to the member—

i

service to which Schedule 2 of the 1995 Regulations applies; or

ii

service to which Part 3 of the 2008 Regulations applies.