# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015, Regulation 100: Retirement benefits for members with more than one employment


(1) This regulation applies to a member (M) who is in receipt of pensionable earnings in respect of two or more employments each of which is attributable to M belonging to any of groups A to C in the table in regulation 27(1).
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), M does not become entitled to a pension under any of the regulations specified in paragraph (3) until—
(a) the termination of all of M's NHS employments (including employment as a practitioner), or
(b) M reaches the age of 75.
(3) The regulations are—
(a) regulation 73;
(b) regulation 79;
(c) regulation 81;
(d) regulation 82;
(e) regulations 90 to 97.
(4) Paragraph (5) applies if M—
(a) leaves employment (“past employment”) with one employing authority; and
(b) in relation to the past employment, becomes entitled to a pension under regulation 81 or 82.
(5) M may elect—
(a) to take benefits only in respect of the past employment; and
(b) to continue to accrue rights in respect of any other continuing pensionable employment.
(6) If M elects as mentioned in paragraph (5), paragraph (2) applies in relation to an employment in respect of which M continues to accrue rights to benefits.
(7) Chapter 7 of Part 5 applies if M becomes entitled to a pension under paragraph (5) while continuing in other NHS employment.
(8) Paragraphs (9) and (10) apply if—
(a) M becomes entitled to a pension under regulation 81 or 82; and
(b) terminated concurrent employment as a practitioner not more than 12 months before becoming entitled to the pension.
(9) M is not entitled to receive a pension under regulation 81 or 82 in respect of any employment as practitioner, but is entitled only to receive a pension in respect of that employment pursuant to regulation 73 or 79.
(10) M may exercise a right to transfer out under Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Part 7 only if M leaves all pensionable service—
(a) before reaching normal pension age; and
(b) before becoming entitled to a pension under this scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/100 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-100
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