# Social Security Act 1973, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W+S

(1) “ 2years’ qualifying service” means 2years (whether a single period of that duration or two or more periods, continuous or discontinuous, totalling 2years) in which the member was at all times employed either—
(a) in pensionable service under the scheme; or
(b) in service in contracted-out employmentby reference to the scheme; or
(c) in linked qualifying service under another scheme,
no regard being had to whether or not it was the same description of service in the whole of the 2years.
(2) A period of service previously terminated is not to count towards the 2years’ qualifying service unless it counts towards qualification for long service benefit, and need then count only to the same extent and in the same way.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/38/schedule/16/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1973/schedule-16/paragraph-7
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