# The Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988, Regulation 26: Payments by Board in respect of accrued rights of former scheme members


(1) Where a scheme member has ceased to perform pensionable service (whether before or after the coming into force of these regulations) in circumstances such that he has acquired a right to a cash equivalent under Part II of Schedule 1A to the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, the Board shall have power to use that cash equivalent in whichever of the ways the scheme member chooses to exercise the option conferred on him by paragraph 13 of that Schedule.
(2) Where a scheme member has ceased to perform pensionable service (whether before or after the coming into force of these regulations) in circumstances such that a transfer premium in respect of the scheme member may be paid to the Secretary of State under regulations made under section 44A of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, the Board shall have power to pay that transfer premium in accordance with the provisions of those regulations.
(3) Where a scheme member has ceased to perform pensionable service or has died (whether in either case before or after the coming into force of these regulations) in circumstances such that a contributions equivalent premium may be paid to the Secretary of State under section 42(2) or (3) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, the Board shall have power to pay that premium in accordance with the provisions of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2256/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/church-of-england-pensions-regulations-1988/regulation-26
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