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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/schedule-13/paragraph-3",
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  "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": "schedule/13/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Conversion of part of pension",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), an application under regulation 77 must—\n(a) be in writing in such form as the scheme manager may require;\n(b) be made—\n(i) when the member applies under paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 for payment of the pension; or\n(ii) before such later time as the scheme manager specifies in writing; and\n(c) specify—\n(i) the amount of the lump sum which the member wishes to receive (which must be a multiple of £12); or\n(ii) the conversion amount (which must be a whole number of pounds and a multiple of 12).\n(2) If the pension is an ill-health pension under regulation 90 an application under regulation 77 must be made—\n(a) at the time of claiming that ill-health pension; or\n(b) before such later time as the scheme manager specifies in writing.\n(3) If the pension is an ill-health pension at Tier 2 paid in substitution for an ill-health pension at Tier 1 by virtue of regulation 93(5), an application under regulation 77—\n(a) may only be made in relation to the difference between those pensions; and\n(b) must be made—\n(i) at the time the member becomes aware of the determination under regulation 93(5); or\n(ii) before such later time as the scheme manager specifies in writing.\n(4) A member must not exchange pension for a lump sum under regulation 77 to the extent that it would result in a scheme chargeable payment for the purposes of Part 4 (pension schemes etc.) of the 2004 Act (see section 241 of that Act ).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 241 has been amended by section 158(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 9 of Schedule 21 to, the Finance Act 2006 (c.25), section 69 of, and paragraphs 1 and 15 of Schedule 19 to, the Finance Act 2007 (c.11) and section 65 of, and paragraphs 62 and 74 of Schedule 16 to, the Finance Act 2011 (c.11)."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/schedule/13/paragraph/3",
    "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."
}