Regulation 18 General qualification for benefitsI1
Northern Ireland
Membership of the Scheme only entitles the member to benefits under this Chapter if –
his total membership is at least F2three months;
a transfer value is credited to him; or
neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies and he –
has attained state pensionable age; or
will attain that age before the following 6th April.
But paragraph (1) does not apply –
to a benefit under regulation 26 (normal retirement) in a case where the member’s normal retirement date is his 65th birthday F3...; or
to benefits in respect of a member under regulation 41 (death grants), regulation 42 (surviving spouse’s F4or civil partner's short-term pension), regulation 47 (children’s short-term pensions) or regulation 48 (children’s long-term pensions).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked in part (1.4.2009) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/34), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3)
- F2
Words in reg. 18(1)(a) substituted (1.6.2005) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/274), regs. 1(2), 5(a), (with regs. 28, 29)
- F3
Words in reg. 18(2)(a) deleted (1.6.2005) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/274), regs. 1(2), 5(b), (with regs. 28, 29)
- F4
Words in reg. 18(2)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Civil Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/6), regs. 1(2), 3(2)