{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-28.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/28",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Meaning of “deferred member”",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) becomes a deferred member of this scheme in relation to a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme (“the relevant service”) if paragraph (2) or (3) applies.\n(2) This paragraph applies if—\n(a) P ceases to be an active member of this scheme in relation to the relevant service before P reaches normal pension age under this scheme;\n(b) P does not become a pensioner member of this scheme in relation to the relevant service; and\n(c) P has at least 2 years’ qualifying service or a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been received by this scheme in relation to P.\n(3) This paragraph applies if—\n(a) P ceases to be an active member of this scheme in relation to the relevant service on or after P reaches normal pension age under this scheme; and\n(b) P does not become a pensioner member of this scheme in relation to the relevant service.\n(4) A person becomes a deferred member of this scheme in relation to an amount of accrued earned pension if the scheme manager so directs under regulation 78(2) (deferment of accrued earned pension attributable to a transfer payment).\n(5) A person becomes a deferred member of this scheme in relation to an amount of added pension if —\n(a) the circumstances in regulation 79(1) apply (deferment of added pension attributable to recent payments); or\n(b) the person exercises the option under regulation 83 (option to defer payment of added pension).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 28 substituted (1.4.2015) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential and Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/372), regs. 1(2), 16(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/regulation/28",
    "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."
}