Regulation E3D Continuing entitlement to an E1 or E5 pensionF1

(1)

This regulation applies to a member—

(a)

whose employment is certified by the Secretary of State to have terminated by reason of redundancy on, or after, 1st December 2006, and

(b)

who has reached—

(i)

normal minimum pension age, or, where relevant, protected pension age, or

(ii)

age 60.

(2)

A member referred to in paragraph (1) who would, if made a claim for it, be entitled to a pension in accordance with regulation E3A—

(a)

shall (for the purposes of this regulation) be treated as retiring from pensionable employment on the day on which his employment terminates; and

(b)

shall be entitled to a pension under regulation E1 or E5 if—

(i)

he satisfies the conditions set out in those regulations, and

(ii)

he makes a claim for it.

(3)

A claim referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall—

(a)

be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of State;

(b)

be made within 6 months of employment terminating; and

(c)

contain such information as the Secretary of State may from time to time require.

Annotations

F1: Regs. E3-E3D substituted for reg. E3 (1.12.2006) by The National Health Service (Pension Scheme and Compensation for Premature Retirement) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2919), regs. 1(2), 2(5)