# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014, Regulation 29: Opting into this scheme after automatic enrolment date


(1) A person (P) opts into this scheme in relation to service in an eligible employment if P opts to become an active member of this scheme in relation to service in that employment.
(2) P may by only exercise the option by written notice to the Department in a form required by it (“opt-in notice”).
(3) P may opt into this scheme in relation to service in an employment if—
(a) the employment is mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1, and P has previously opted out of this scheme in relation to service in that employment; or
(b) the employment is mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1, and P's employer has consented to P opting into this scheme.
(4) For an employment mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1, an opt-in notice has effect—
(a) if the Department receives the opt-in notice not later than 3 months after P enters the employment, from the first day of the employment; or
(b) if sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, from the first day of the month after the month in which the Department receives the opt-in notice.
(5) For an employment mentioned in Part 3 of Schedule 1—
(a) if the Department receives both the opt-in notice and P's employer's written consent to the exercise of the option not later than 3 months after P enters the employment, the opt-in notice has effect from the first day of the employment;
(b) if sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, the opt-in notice has effect from the later of—
(i) the first day if the month after the month in which the Department receives the opt-in notice, and
(ii) the first day of the month after the month in which the Department receives P's employer's written consent to the exercise of the option.
(6) An opt-in notice ceases to have effect from the date on which a subsequent opt-out notice has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/regulation-29
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