Regulation 4 Entitlement to retirement pension and retiring allowance

by substituting for paragraphs (7) and (8) the following:

“(7)

Subject to paragraph (11), benefits to which a man has become entitled by virtue of paragraph (1)(d) are payable–

(a)

if he ceased the employment before he attained the age of 65 years and has made an election by notice in writing given to the employing authority not later than 3 months after ceasing to hold the employment, immediately on ceasing the employment;

(b)

if he ceased the employment before he attained the age of 65 years and has not made an election under sub-paragraph (a) above, from the date on which he attains the age of 65 years;

(c)

if he ceased the employment on or after attaining the age of 65 years, immediately on ceasing the employment.

(8)

Benefits to which a woman has become entitled by virtue of paragraph (1)(d) are payable from the first date on which she has both attained the age of 60 years and is no longer in any local government employment.”;

by inserting after paragraph (9)(c) the following:

“or

(d)

if the body who employed him in the employment which he ceased to hold certify under regulation E24 that on ceasing to hold it he suffered a material reduction in remuneration.”; and

in paragraph (11) by substituting for the words“(6) or (8)(a)” the words“(6) or (7)(a)”.