# The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) ( No. 2) Regulations 2014, Regulation 183: Entitlement to repayment of balance of contributions

Extent: S

(1) A person (P) is entitled to a repayment of the balance of contributions calculated in accordance with regulation 185 on the entitlement day if—
(a) P has left all pensionable service and does not re-enter pensionable service before the entitlement day;
(b) P has applied under regulation 184 for the repayment; and
(c) paragraph (2) does not apply.
(2) This paragraph applies if—
(a) P is qualified for retirement benefits;
(b) a transfer value payment has been made in respect of P’s pensionable service; or
(c) P is in a period of post-benefit service immediately before the last day of pensionable service.
(3) For the purpose of this regulation, P is in pensionable service while P is absent on maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave, shared parental leave , parental bereavement leave or adoption leave if P is entitled to return from leave by virtue of Part 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(3A) for the purposes of this regulation, P is in pensionable service while P is absent on carer’s leave if P is entitled to return from leave by virtue of Part 8B of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
(4) If a repayment is made, P’s rights under this scheme are extinguished.
(5) This regulation is subject to regulation 177.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/292/regulation/183 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-scotland-no-2-regulations-2014/regulation-183
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