{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-104",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-104.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/512",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/104",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "104",
  "heading": "Entitlement to early retirement pension",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) is entitled to payment of an early retirement pension from the entitlement day if—\n(a) P has reached normal minimum pension age but has not reached normal pension age;\n(b) P is qualified or re-qualified for retirement benefits;\n(c) P has left all eligible employment;\n(d) P has applied under regulation 162 for the payment of an early retirement pension; and\n(e) P has not applied under that regulation for payment of any other retirement pension.\n(1A) P is not entitled to payment of an early retirement pension from the entitlement day if—\n(a) P has applied under regulation 162 for payment of an early retirement pension;\n(b) P’s application is made in accordance with regulation 103(2) or (4)(b); and\n(c) P returns to eligible employment before the entitlement day specified in P’s application.\n(2) P is not entitled to payment of an early retirement pension in respect of any pensionable service after P reaches normal pension age.\n(3) An early retirement pension is payable for life.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 104(1A) inserted (30.11.2017) by The Teachers Pensions Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1084), regs. 1, 14"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/104",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:24:37.807691+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}