Part DRetirement Benefits

Entitlement to immediate payment of benefits on retirement

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.