{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2356",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Exclusion of rights to return of contributions",
  "text": "(1) A person is not entitled to a return of contributions under regulation 18 if that person—\n(a) becomes an active member again within one month and one day of ceasing active membership in an employment, or before the date a return of contributions has been issued by the appropriate administering authority, whichever is the later;\n(b) left the employment because of—\n(i) an offence of a fraudulent character, or\n(ii) grave misconduct,\nin connection with the employment;\n(c) benefits from a transfer payment to another registered pension scheme or to a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme;\n(d) continues as an active member in another employment held concurrently with the employment in which that person has ceased to be an active member; or\n(e) is an active member and dies in service.\n(2) Where paragraph (1)(b) applies the Scheme employer may direct payment out of the appropriate fund of a sum equal to all or part of the member's contributions to the member, the member's spouse, civil partner, cohabiting partner or any of the member's dependents.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 19(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/755), regs. 1(2), 9"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2356/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:40:57.304771+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}