# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Regulation 59: Qualifying service

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In these Regulations, “qualifying service” means the total of—
(a) any continuous period of active membership of this scheme;
(aa) the member’s service in another occupational pension scheme that the Minister has determined should be counted for the purposes of this regulation;
(b) if a transfer payment has been received by this scheme in respect of a member’s accrued rights under another occupational pension scheme, the member’s pensionable service under that scheme; and
(c) for a transition member with continuity of service, the member’s pensionable service under the PCSPS before the transition date for that member.
(2) None of the following counts as qualifying service—
(a) any pensionable service under this scheme in respect of which a person’s rights under this scheme are extinguished;
(b) any pensionable service under the PCSPS in respect of which a person’s rights under that scheme are extinguished;
(c) any unauthorised absence from scheme employment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/regulation-59
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