# The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1995, Paragraph 1


(1) For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a) a member’s relevant service is so much of his contributing service and non-contributing service as did not consist of years added to his service—
(i) under regulation 12 of the Benefits regulations or under that regulation as applied by or under any enactment, or
(ii) under a corresponding provision of a local Act scheme, and
(b) a member’s relevant membership period is the total of—
(i) any period of membership deriving from relevant service which became reckonable service by virtue of regulation D1 of the 1974 regulations, and
(ii) any subsequent period of membership (other than a period excluded by sub-paragraph (2)).
(2) The subsequent period of membership mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii) does not include an additional period purchased by a lump sum or additional contributions unless—
(a) it was purchased on or after 17th September 1990 under regulation C7A of the 1986 regulations or under that regulation as continued in effect by Schedule C6, and
(b) taking that period into account results in an increase in the additional period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1019/schedule/D3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/schedule-D3/paragraph-1
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