# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 64: Deferred member's account closed after break not exceeding 5 years


(1) If a deferred member re-enters pensionable service under this scheme after a gap in service not exceeding 5 years—
(a) the deferred member's account must be closed; and
(b) the active member's account must be re-established.
(2) The active member's account—
(a) must specify the amount of accrued earned pension as at the beginning of the gap in service; and
(b) must be adjusted as if the member had continued as an active member during the gap in service but had received no pensionable earnings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-64
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