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.