# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Paragraph 1: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In this Schedule—
“exception” means an exception to section 18(1) of the Act;
“existing Fair Deal arrangements” means the arrangements by which a person (P) is a member of an occupational pension scheme comparable to the existing scheme and into which P's employer pays contributions in respect of P, following a TUPE transfer from an employer mentioned in Parts 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 1;
“final salary benefits” means the benefits accrued in a final salary scheme in respect of which the pension entitlement payable to or in respect of a person’s pensionable service is or may be determined by reference to the person’s final salary;
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“full protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;
“protected member”, in relation to the existing scheme, means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;
“protection period”—
(a)for a full protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 2;
(b)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;
“public service scheme” means a scheme under section 1 of the Act;
“scheme closing date”, in relation to the existing scheme, means 31st March 2015;
“tapered protection member”, in relation to the existing scheme, has the meaning given in Part 3;
“tapered protection closing date” has the meaning given in paragraph 4;
“transition date” means—
(a)for a tapered protection member of the existing scheme, the day after the tapered protection closing date;
(aa) for a full protection member of the existing scheme to whom a retirement pension has become payable under the existing scheme, means the day on which that member becomes an active member of this scheme;
(ab) for a full protection member of the existing scheme other than a full protection member described in sub-paragraph (aa), means 1st April 2022;
(b)for a transition member by virtue of the application of paragraph 21 who is not a protected member of the existing scheme, the day after the scheme closing date; and
(c)for a transition member by virtue of the application of paragraph 22 who is not a protected member of the existing scheme, the day after the Fair Deal transfer date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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