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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2002/352",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "EXCLUDED MEMBERSHIP",
  "text": "TABLE\nDescription of membership\nPurposes for which membership does not count\nRelevant Notes\nNotes:\n(1)For paragraph 2, a relevant member is a member who –\n(a)has entered the employment of a Scheme employer or former local authority after becoming entitled to payment of a pension benefit (other than a benefit under the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966); or\n(b)has entered such employment after becoming entitled to a benefit under regulation 33 and has not made an election under regulation 34(1) (or, in a case where he was able to do so, gave notice under regulation D12(1)(c) of the 2000 Regulations (retention of entitlement to preserved benefits)),\nand the relevant benefit for a relevant member is the benefit mentioned in paragraph (a) or, as the case may be, paragraph (b).\n(2)Paragraph 2 applies to a maternity rights returner –\n(a)unless she has made an election under regulation 34(1);\n(b)in a case where she was able to give notice under regulation D12(1)(c) of the 2000 Regulations (retention of entitlement to preserved benefits), if she did so.\n(3)...\n(4)...\n(5)...\n. . .\n. . .\n2 Any period which has already been counted to determine whether a relevant member was entitled to the relevant benefit or has been or may be used to calculate its amount.\nAll regulations. (but see regulation 34(5)(b).\n(1) and (2)\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n5 So much of the membership of a member as respects whom an amount is recovered or retained under regulation 116 (misconduct obligations) as requires to be excluded to reduce the value referred to in regulation 116(2)(b) by that amount.\nCalculating the amount of any benefit under regulations 18 to 24, 26 to 31 and 33 to 35.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked in pt. (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 2, Sch. 2 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Notes 3-5 deleted (6.4.2006) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/152), regs. 1(2)(a), 47(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Table para. 1 deleted (6.4.2006) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/152), regs. 1(2)(a), 47(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Table paras. 3, 4 deleted (6.4.2006) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/152), regs. 1(2)(a), 47(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 Table para. 5 substituted (6.4.2006) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/152), regs. 1(2)(a), 47(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 in operation at 1.2.2003, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "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."
}