{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2015/142",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Opting out after the initial period of eligible service",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies if—\n(a) regulation 22 (opting out before the end of the initial period of eligible service) does not apply; and\n(b) a person (P) opts out of this scheme in relation to eligible service—\n(i) 3 months or more after P’s first day of eligible service; or\n(ia) 3 months or more after P’s automatic enrolment date;\n(ii) 3 months or more after P’s automatic re-enrolment date.\n(2) If P exercises the option under paragraph (1)(b), P ceases to be in pensionable service under this scheme—\n(a) on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date on which the option is exercised; or\n(b) if the scheme manager considers that day inappropriate, on the first day of any later pay period the scheme manager considers appropriate.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 23(1)(b)(ia) inserted (21.12.2017) by The Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/387), regs. 1(2), 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 23 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/142/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:30:03.361596+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."
}