Regulation Q7 Part payment for additional service or unreduced retirement sumC1C2C3

If a member who is paying for additional service or unreduced retirement lump sum by regular additional contributions stops paying before the chosen date under regulation Q6(3), the member’s benefits will be calculated as described in this regulation.

If, within 12 months after starting to pay the additional contributions, the member dies in pensionable employment or makes an application for a pension under regulation E2 F1or E2A which subsequently becomes payable, an amount equal to the contributions (less any tax that may be payable) will be returned to the member or the member’s personal representatives.

If, 12 months or more after starting to pay the additional contributions, the member dies in pensionable employment or becomes entitled to a pension under regulation E2 F2or E2A prior to his attaining the age of 60, the additional contributions shall be deemed to have been paid and the member’s benefits will be increased to include the additional service or unreduced retirement lump sum that the member has chosen to buy.

If neither of paragraphs (2) or (3) apply, the member’s benefits will include a proportion of the additional service or unreduced retirement lump sum that the member has chosen to buy, calculated as described in paragraph (5).

Subject to paragraph (6) the proportion will be calculated as—

If the member becomes entitled to receive benefits before the chosen date under regulation Q6(3), the proportion of additional service or unreduced retirement lump sum to be credited to the member will be—