# The Teachers' Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1988, Regulation 19: Right to opt out


No provision of this Part of these Regulations shall apply to any person to whom at any time before 21st October 1988 any benefit including a return of contributions was or may become payable if—
(a) he is placed by that provision in a worse position than he would have been in if it had not applied in relation to that benefit; and
(b) that provision relates to a benefit paid or payable in respect of a person who—
(i) ceased before 21st October 1988 to be in reckonable service; or
(ii) died before that date while employed in reckonable service; and
(c) the person first mentioned in this regulation elects, by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State within 6 months after 21st October 1988, that the provision shall not apply to him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1618/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-superannuation-scotland-amendment-regulations-1988/regulation-19
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