# The Local Government Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1989, Regulation 30: Right to opt out


No provision of these Regulations shall apply to any person to whom at any time before 1st April 1989 any benefit (including a return of contributions and any pension payable to a widow or any dependent by virtue of a surrender) was being paid or became or might have become payable if-
(a) he is placed by that provision in a worse position than he would have been in if it had not applied in relation to that benefit, and
(b) that provision relates to a benefit paid or payable in respect of a person who–
(i) ceased before 1st April 1989 to hold an employment in respect of which he was a pensionable employee, or
(ii) died before that date while still in such an employment, and
(c) the first-mentioned person, by notice in writing given to the appropriate administering authority within 3 months after 1st April 1989, elects that that provision shall not apply to him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/371/regulation/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-amendment-regulations-1989/regulation-30
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