# Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, Regulation 20B: Discontinuance of ASBCs


(1) A member—
(a) may stop paying ASBCs before the end of the ASB payment period if the member notifies the Committee and the employing authority (if different) in writing; and
(b) must stop doing so if he ceases to be an active member.
(2) If a member stops paying ASBCs before the end of the ASB payment period—
(a) on leaving their employment on grounds of ill-health where the Committee makes a determination under regulation 20(2) or (3) of the Benefits Regulations; or
(b) on the member’s death,
the member is to be treated as having paid ASBCs up to the end of that period.
(3) If a member stops paying ASBCs and paragraph (2) does not apply, the member must be credited with additional survivor benefits of an amount determined by the Government Actuary, having regard to the ASBCs that were paid before the member stopped paying them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/33/regulation/20B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-20B
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