Regulation 40 Amendment of article 35 (entitlement to resettlement grants) of the AF(RRGES) (No.2) OrderI1

substituting for the existing paragraph (1)—

“(1)

A person who ceases to be in service as a member of the armed forces is entitled to a lump sum payment if the person—

(a)

was, immediately before ceasing service, an active member of the AFPS 1975 or has opted-out;

(b)

has the relevant years of service;

(c)

is not entitled to the immediate payment of a pension under the AFPS 1975;

(d)

is not entitled to the immediate payment of a pension under the AFPS 2015;

(e)

is not entitled to an early departure payment under regulations 8 and 9 of the EDP 2015; and

(f)

either—

(i)

has not previously received a payment under the AFRGS 2010; or

(ii)

has made a repayment in respect of a payment previously received in sub-paragraph (i).”

substituting in paragraph (2)—

““relevant years of service””

inserting after paragraph (5)—

“(6)

Transition members are not entitled to a lump sum payment under regulation 16 of the EDP 2015.”.