# The Pensions (Miscellaneous Offices) (Preservation of Benefits) Order 1977, Article 4: Ceasing to hold office and relevant service


(1) An office holders does not cease to hold office for the purposes of this Order if, after ceasing to hold a scheduled office but before reaching normal pension age, he starts to hold another office, service in which may, under any relevant enactment, be reckoned on any basis together with service in the earlier office for the purpose of superannuation benefits.
(2) An office holder's service in a scheduled office is relevant service for the purposes of this Order, and his relevant service may include any earlier service of his which may, under any enactment, be reckoned on any basis together with service of his in a scheduled office; so, however, that where an office holder is entitled to make an election under this Order than, whether he makes or does not make an election, his relevant service shall not include any service of his which would have fallen to be disregarded for the purposes of superannuation benefits had he made or, as the case may be, not made a corresponding election under the relevant enactment on his retirement.
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) it is immaterial—
(a) whether the office holder has served at any time in any other office (including an office in relation to which he ceases to hold office for the purposes of this Order); or
(b) whether the earlier and the later offices are the same; or
(c) whether any election available in respect of the office holder has been made; or
(d) whether the superannuation benefits payable under the relevant enactment relating to one office would, in the circumstances of the case, be unaffected by adding the other service into the reckoning.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/1653/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-miscellaneous-offices-preservation-of-benefits-order-1977/article-4
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