Regulation 25 Normal retirement

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 25(3) words deleted by Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) 2001 reg. 6(a)
reg. 25(3A) inserted by Local Government Pension Scheme 2001 reg. 3
reg. 25(4)(6) deleted by Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) 2001 reg. 6(b)
reg. 25(3A) omitted by Local Government Pension Scheme 2004 reg. 3
reg. 25(3A) restored by Local Government Pension Scheme 2005 reg. 3 4
reg. 25(3A) omitted by Local Government Pension Scheme 2006 reg. 38

(1)

If a member who has attained his normal retirement age retires from a local government employment, he is entitled to a pension and retirement grant.

(2)

The pension and grant are payable immediately.

(3)

The normal retirement date (“NRD”) of a member who was not a member immediately before the commencement date is his 65th birthday.

(4)

The NRD of a member who was a member immediately before the commencement date is—

(a)

if on the day before his 60th birthday he has total membership of at least 25 years, that birthday;

(b)

if the date when he first has such total membership is on or after his 60th birthday but before his 65th birthday, the day after that date; and

(c)

otherwise, his 65th birthday.

(5)

A member's normal retirement age is his age on his NRD.

(6)

If a member's NRD or normal retirement age needs to be determined before he attains that age, it must be assumed that his local government employment and membership will be continuous.