Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Early entitlement to retirement benefits: redundancy etc.

D6.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, if a member who ceases to hold a local government employment—

(a) has a statutory pension entitlement,

(b) has attained the age of 50, and

(c) satisfies one of the conditions mentioned in paragraph (2),

he is entitled—

(i) to a standard retirement pension, and

(ii) to a standard retirement grant,

which are payable immediately on his ceasing to hold that employment.

(2) The conditions mentioned in paragraph (l)(c) are—

(a) that the employing authority certifies that he has ceased to hold the local government employment—

(i) by reason of redundancy; or

(ii) in the interests of the efficient exercise of its functions; or

(b) that he was one of the holders of a joint appointment and his appointment has been terminated because the other ceased to hold his appointment.