{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-regulations-2014/regulation-94",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-regulations-2014/regulation-94.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2336",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces Pension Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/94",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "94",
  "heading": "Periodical contributions: special cases",
  "text": "If a member who has exercised an option under regulation 91(1) (member’s option to make periodical contributions to purchase added pension) has a period of absence from work , serves on flexible terms or the member’s pay for any pay period is insufficient to meet the periodical contributions for a contribution option period, the member may—\n(a) cease to pay the periodical contributions payable under the option; or\n(b) pay the same amounts of contributions as would be payable if the member were receiving pensionable earnings at the full rate; or\n(c) opt by giving the scheme administrator notice in writing in such form as the scheme manager may require, to pay the contributions for the contribution option period within the scheme year after the absence or service on flexible terms has ended or when the member’s pay has again become sufficient, by such instalments as the member may agree with the scheme manager or by lump sum.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 94 inserted (1.4.2019) by The Armed Forces Pension Schemes and Early Departure Payments Schemes (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1111), regs. 1(3), 5(8)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 94(c) inserted (1.4.2019) by The Armed Forces Pension Schemes and Early Departure Payments Schemes (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1111), regs. 1(3), 5(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 94 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2336/regulation/94",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:04:13.886265+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}