Paragraph 31 Periodical payment period
The periodical payment period—
(a)
begins with—
(i)
if the member exercises the option within 3 months after joining this scheme — the first appropriate pay period beginning on or after the date on which the scheme manager receives the option notice; or
(ii)
in any other case — the first appropriate pay period of the scheme year beginning on or after the date on which the scheme manager receives the option notice; and
(b)
ends on the earlier of—
(i)
the date on which the member ceases to be in pensionable service in the eligible employment to which the option relates; and
(ii)
the date on which the member reaches the effective pension age.