{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-101",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2014/310",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014",
  "path": "regulation/101",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "101",
  "heading": "Entitlement to premature retirement pension",
  "text": "(1) A person (P) is entitled to payment of a premature 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's pensionable service in relation to an employment is terminated by reason of P's redundancy or in the interests of the efficient discharge of the functions of P's employer;\n(d) P's employer gives written notice to the Department stating that—\n(i) P's pensionable service was terminated by reason of P's redundancy or in the interests of the efficient discharge of the employer's functions; and\n(ii) the employer agrees that a premature retirement pension should become payable to P;\n(e) P receives no compensation under Part 3 of the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 as a result of P's pensionable service being terminated;\n(f) P has left all eligible employment;\n(g) P has applied under regulation 162 for payment of a premature retirement pension; and\n(h) P has not applied under that regulation for payment of any other retirement pension.\n(2) P is not entitled to payment of a premature retirement pension in respect of any pensionable service after P reaches normal pension age.\n(3) A premature retirement pension is payable for life.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.R. 2010 No. 136."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/regulation/101",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:04:41.805929+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."
}