# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 32: Periodical payment period

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

The periodical payment period—
(a) begins with—
(i) if the member exercises the option within 3 months after joining this scheme, the first appropriate pay period beginning on or after the date on which the scheme manager receives the option notice; or
(ii) in any other case, the first appropriate pay period of the scheme year beginning on or after the date on which the scheme manager receives the option notice; and
(b) ends on the earlier of—
(i) the date on which the member ceases to be in pensionable service in the eligible employment to which the option relates; and
(ii) the date on which the member reaches the effective pension age.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/1/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-32
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