{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-redundancy-resettlement-and-gratuity-earnings-schemes-no-2-order-2010/article-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-redundancy-resettlement-and-gratuity-earnings-schemes-no-2-order-2010/article-29.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/832",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Redundancy, Resettlement and Gratuity Earnings Schemes) (No. 2) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-redundancy-resettlement-and-gratuity-earnings-schemes-no-2-order-2010",
  "path": "article/29",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Resettlement Commutation",
  "text": "(1) A person may commute part of their pension, with restoration in full at age 55, to obtain an additional lump sum, subject to the following conditions—\n(a) they gave service on or after 31st March 1978;\n(b) they ceased to be in service with an immediate entitlement to pension other than ill health pension before the age of 55 years; and\n(c) in the opinion of the Defence Council their health on leaving service is satisfactory.\n(2) Commutation under both the life commutation scheme and the AFRCS 2010 is not permitted, except as stated under article 30(4).\n(3) ..., The option to commute under the AFRCS 2010 may only be exercised once and must be exercised on or before the last day of service.\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 29(3) omitted (1.10.2023) by virtue of The Armed Forces Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/998), regs. 1(b), 38(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 29(4) omitted (10.1.2012) by virtue of The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme 2006, the Armed Forces Redundancy Etc. Schemes 2010 and the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/3013), arts. 1, 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 29 in force at 6.4.2010, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/832/article/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:47:19.224084+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."
}