# The Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005, Paragraph 10: Exception for full protection member during protection period


(1) The protection period for a person (P) who is a full protection member of the AFPS 2005 is the period which—
(a) begins on 1st April 2015; and
(b) ends when P ceases to be a full protection member of the AFPS 2005.
(2) During the protection period—
(a) P is eligible to be in pensionable service under the AFPS 2005;
(b) section 18(1) of the 2013 Act does not apply in respect of that pensionable service; and
(c) benefits are to be provided under the AFPS 2005 to or in respect of P in relation to that pensionable service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/438/schedule/2/paragraph/10n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-scheme-order-2005/schedule-2/paragraph-10n1
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