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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-48",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-48.json",
  "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": "schedule/3/paragraph/48",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Application for payment of benefits for pension credit members",
  "text": "(1) A pension credit member (P) with pension credit rights in this scheme and the existing scheme who has not reached normal pension age under the existing scheme when P applies for payment of a pension credit retirement pension under this scheme will receive under the existing scheme payment of any benefits payable to (P) in respect of pensionable service under the existing scheme.\n(2) If P applies for payment of a pension credit retirement pension after having reached normal pension age under the existing scheme, P may apply under this scheme for payment ... of a pension credit retirement pension in respect of pensionable service under—\n(a) the existing scheme;\n(b) this scheme; or\n(c) the existing scheme and this scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 48(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 23(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 48(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 23(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 48(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 23(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 48(2) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 23(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 48(2) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Teachers’ Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/126), regs. 1, 23(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/310/schedule/3/paragraph/48",
    "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."
}