# The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997, Regulation 35: Requirements as to time of payment


(1) Retirement benefits under this Chapter may not be paid to a person before he has retired from the employment in which he was a member.
(2) But they must begin to be paid not later than the member's 75th birthday even if he has not retired (and see also regulation 36(3)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1612/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1997/regulation-35
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