PART 2BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS
CHAPTER 6TRANSFERS
Transfers in
Acceptance of transfer value payments102
1
If an application is duly made by a member under regulation 100, the Department may accept the transfer value payment if such conditions as it may require are met, unless paragraph F4(5) applies.
2
If the Department accepts the payment—
a
the member is entitled to count the appropriate period of pensionable service for the purposes of calculating benefits payable to or in respect of the member under F2this Section of the Scheme, but
b
in the case of a member any of whose service falls to be treated as capped transferred-in service, with such period as so falls counting as such service.
3
In paragraph (2)(a) “the appropriate period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 103.
F13A
If the Department accepts the payment from the member of a corresponding 1995 scheme, the relevant period of pensionable service shall count when determining whether or not the member has reached 45 years of pensionable service for the purposes of regulations 7 and 8.
3B
In paragraph (3A) “the relevant period” means the period calculated in accordance with regulation 103.
4
For the meaning of “capped transferred-in service”, see regulation 104.
5
The Department may not accept a transfer value payment if—
a
it would be applied in whole or in part in respect of the member's or the member's spouse's entitlement to a guaranteed minimum pension, and
b
it is less than the amount required for that purpose, as calculated in accordance with guidance and tables prepared by the Scheme actuary for the purposes of this paragraph.
6
Paragraph (5) does not apply if the transfer would be paid under the public sector transfer arrangements.
F37
In the case of a 2008 Section Optant, this regulation is subject to regulation 136M.