# Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, Paragraph 3


(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 1(2)(a) and 2(2)(a), there are to be disregarded—
(a) any gap in service where the person was in pensionable public service;
(b) a single gap of service where the person was not in pensionable public service, if that gap does not exceed 5 years;
(c) two or more gaps in service where the person was not in pensionable public service, if none of the gaps exceeds 5 years.
(2) In this paragraph, “pensionable public service” means service which is pensionable service in relation to—
(a) a scheme under section 1, or
(b) a new public body pension scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/2/schedule/7/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-pensions-act-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-7/paragraph-3
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