# The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997, Regulation 25: Normal retirement


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1612/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1997/regulation-25
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