{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1964",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Opting out of this scheme",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) opts out of this scheme in relation to service in a scheme employment if—\n(a) P opts not to be an active member of this scheme in relation to that service; or\n(b) P opts to join a partnership pension account in relation to that service.\n(2) P may only exercise the option under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) by notice to the scheme manager in a form required by the scheme manager (“opt-out notice”).\n(3) The option is taken to be exercised on the date on which the opt-out notice is received by the scheme manager.\n(4) If P is subject to a transfer in relation to that service as a result of which P would be eligible to be (or continue to be eligible to be) a member of the scheme as a Fair Deal eligible person, the option ceases to have effect on the Fair Deal transfer date.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 23(1)(b) substituted (with effect from 1.4.2018) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/537), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 23(2) inserted (with effect from 1.4.2018) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/537), regs. 1(2)(a), 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 23 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:08:32.082597+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."
}