{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/78",
  "legislation_title": "The Firefighters' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Opting out of this scheme",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) opts out of this scheme in relation to service in a scheme employment if P opts not to be an active member of this scheme in relation to that service.\n(2) P may only exercise the option by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager (“opt-out notice”).\n(3) The option is taken to be exercised on the date on which the opt-out notice is received by the scheme manager.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/78/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:31.445177+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."
}