# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 3: Meaning of “tapered protection closing date”

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

(1) The tapered protection closing date for a tapered protection member of the PCSPS other than a member to whom paragraph 9(5) or 27 applies is—
(a) if the member exercises the option under Part 4 of this Schedule, the scheme closing date; or
(b) if the member does not exercise that option, a date between 31st May 2015 and 31st January 2022 (inclusive) determined by the scheme manager by reference to a table published for that purpose.
(2) A tapered protection closing date determined under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must fall on the last day of a month.
(3) The tapered protection closing date for a tapered protection member of the PCSPS to whom paragraph 9(5) or 27 applies is a date before 1st April 2022 determined by the scheme manager.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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