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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-transfer-of-accrued-pension-rights-order-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-11.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/4/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“1993 Act” means the Pension Schemes Act 1993;\n“Contracted-out Beneficiary” means a beneficiary under the RMSPS who, but for the transfers, amendments and discharge under articles 5, 7 and 11 of this Order, would at any time have had rights and entitlements under the RMPP to or in respect of GMPs or section 9(2B) rights (or both);\n“Contracting-out Regulations” means the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996;\n“earner” has the meaning given in the 1993 Act;\n“GMP” means the guaranteed minimum pension of a member, widow, widower or surviving civil partner as defined in section 8(2) of the 1993 Act;\n“predecessor scheme” means any occupational pension scheme from which rights and entitlements in respect of GMPs and section 9(2B) rights were transferred to the RMPP before the qualifying time;\n“relevant earner” means the following:\n(a)in relation to a Contracted-out Beneficiary who is a member of the RMSPS, that member; and\n(b)in relation to a Contracted-out Beneficiary who is not a member of the RMSPS, the member of the RMPP or RMSPS in respect of whom the Contracted-out Beneficiary has rights and entitlements to or in respect of GMPs or section 9(2B) rights (or both); and\n“section 9(2B) rights” has the meaning given in the Contracting-out Regulations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 11 not in force at made date, see art. 1(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/966, arts. 2, 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1172."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/687/schedule/4/paragraph/11",
    "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."
}