# The Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005, Paragraph 2: Meaning of “continuity of service”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, a transition member (T) has continuity of service between pensionable service in the AFPS 2005 and pensionable service in the AFPS 2015 (“continuity of service”) unless T has a gap in service exceeding 5 years which—
(a) begins on or before T’s transition date; and
(b) ends on the day on which T becomes an active member of the AFPS 2015.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), during the period starting with 1st April 2015, T is not on a gap in service while T is in service which is pensionable under an existing scheme, a public body pension scheme or a scheme under section 1 of the 2013 Act.

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