# Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Regulation 18: General qualification for benefits

Extent: N.I.

(1) Membership of the Scheme only entitles the member to benefits under this Chapter if –
(a) his total membership is at least three months;
(b) a transfer value is credited to him; or
(c) neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies and he –
(i) has attained state pensionable age; or
(ii) will attain that age before the following 6th April.
(2) But paragraph (1) does not apply –
(a) to a benefit under regulation 26 (normal retirement) in a case where the member’s normal retirement date is his 65th birthday ...; or
(b) to benefits in respect of a member under regulation 41 (death grants), regulation 42 (surviving spouse’s or civil partner's short-term pension), regulation 47 (children’s short-term pensions) or regulation 48 (children’s long-term pensions).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/352/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-18
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