{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/regulation-42.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/94",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/42",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Effect of refund",
  "text": "(1) If a repayment of contributions is made pursuant to regulation 40, the rights of the member (M) under this scheme are extinguished unless—\n(a) M or M's spouse or civil partner is entitled to a guaranteed minimum pension under the scheme; and\n(b) no contributions equivalent premium has been paid.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if—\n(a) M again becomes a member of this scheme; and\n(b) before the end of the period of 6 months starting on the date M again becomes a member, M repays to the scheme manager the contributions together with any interest paid in respect of them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/regulation/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:49:26.680467+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}