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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/schedule-D4/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1019",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/D4/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where a person wishes to make a surrender he may within the relevant period notify his wish to surrender a part of that retirement pension by completing a copy of the form specified at the end of this Schedule or a form to the like effect, and sending it to the appropriate administering authority.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the relevant period” in relation to a member or former member, means—\n(a) in the case of a person who on ceasing to hold his employment becomes entitled to a retirement pension (in this Schedule referred to as “a retiring employee”) not more than 2 months before or within one month after the date on which he ceases to be employed; and\n(b) in the case of a person who would, if he were to retire from his employment, become entitled to a retirement pension (in this Schedule referred to as “a continuing employee”), within 2 months before or at any time after becoming a continuing employee and while he is still employed.\n(3) Where the appropriate administering authority are satisfied that it has not been reasonably practicable for a retiring employee to notify his wish to surrender a part of a retirement pension within the relevant period owing to circumstances beyond his control, they may extend that period to a date not more than six months after the date on which he ceases to be employed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1019/schedule/D4/paragraph/2",
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  "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."
}