# The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997, Paragraph 6


(1) The total membership taken into account under paragraphs 4(1), (2), (5)(a) and (b) and (7)(a) and 5(1)(c), (4)(a) and (b) and (5)(a) must not exceed 40 years.
(2) Without prejudice to Schedule 3, a credited period which is counted as a period of membership under regulation 122(1) does not count in calculating the total membership for sub-paragraph (1) or paragraph 4 or 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1612/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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