# The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998, Regulation 34: Requirements as to time of payment

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) Retirement benefits under this Chapter may not be paid to a person before he has retired from the employment in which he was a member.
(2) They must begin to be paid not later than the member’s 75th birthday even if he has not retired (and see also regulation 35(3)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/366/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-34
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