{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-1/part-II/rule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-1/part-II/rule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/687",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/II/rule/2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "RMSPS Reckonable Service",
  "text": "In respect of Section A Actives, Section B Actives and Section E Actives (who are subject to the Section A Rules, the Section B Rules and the Section E Rules respectively), the following expression has the meaning hereby assigned to it (but, for avoidance of doubt, this expression does not apply to Section C Actives (who are subject to the Section C Rules)) and references to Member in this expression shall be read accordingly—\n“RMSPS Reckonable Service” means, in relation to a Member, such period as would have constituted the Member’s “Reckonable Service” under the General Rules of the RMPP had the Member opted out of the RMPP under General Rule 1A (Optional membership) of the RMPP Rules at the end of the Cut-Off Date, excluding any such period which was, at the end of the Cut-Off Date, not treated by the RMPP Cut-Off Date Rules as continuous with the Member’s then-continuing RMPP Reckonable Service. For avoidance of doubt, this shall—\n(a)include a period of employment which was, at the end of the Cut-Off Date, treated by the RMPP Cut-Off Date Rules as continuous with the Member’s then-continuing RMPP Reckonable Service;\n(b)include such part of the Member’s RMPP Reckonable Service as constitutes the “Pre-Cut-Off Date AVC FS Added Years Service” of a Section B Active, as defined in Rule 1(1) of Section B of the RMPP Rules (and any equivalent period for a Section A Active); and\n(c)be subject to any special conditions specified by the Principal Employer and agreed by the RMPP Trustees in respect of that Member under General Rule 7(10A) (Members’ contributions) of the RMPP Rules.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. II rule 2 not in force at made date, see art. 1(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. II rule 2 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/966, arts. 2, 3(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/687/schedule/1/part/II/rule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:38:16.243439+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."
}