# The Local Government Superannuation (Transferred Water Employees) Regulations 1983, Regulation 9: Right to opt out


No provision of these regulations shall apply to any person to whom at any time before 1st April 1983 any benefit (including a return of contributions and any pension payable to a widow or any dependant by virtue of a surrender) was or is being paid or became or may become payable if—
(a) he is placed by that provision in a worse position than he would have been 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 1983 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 National Water Council within 6 months after 1st April 1983, elects that that provision shall not apply to him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/178/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-superannuation-transferred-water-employees-regulations-1983/regulation-9
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