# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 89: Interpretation of Chapter

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Chapter—
“average annual rate” means the average rate of pensionable earnings in a 12 month period;
“increased annual rate”, in relation to pensionable earnings, has the meaning given in regulation 97(2);
“new employment” has the meaning given in regulation 91(2);
“new employment condition” has the meaning given in regulation 91;
“pensionable earnings”, for a person not in an eligible employment, means the amount which would be the person's pensionable earnings if the employment were eligible employment;
“phased retirement application” means an application under regulation 162 for payment of a phased retirement pension;
“previous employment” has the meaning given in regulation 91(2);
“reduced annual rate”, in relation to pensionable earnings, means the annual rate of P's pensionable earnings following the reduction referred to in regulation 90;
“reduced annual rate condition” has the meaning given in regulation 90.
(2) When calculating the reduced annual rate or increased annual rate of a person's pensionable earnings, any standard increase which takes effect on or after the entitlement day must be ignored.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/89 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-89
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