{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-29.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/113",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/29",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Opting out after the initial period of eligible service",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies if—\n(a) regulation 28 (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(ii) one month 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": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:03:04.118896+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."
}