The Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988

Reciprocal arrangements with other Churches

23.—(1) The Board may, on such terms as the Commissioners may approve, enter into reciprocal arrangements with the authority controlling and administering any pensions scheme providing for pensions for the clergy, or the widows, widowers, children or dependants of the clergy, of any church to which this regulation applies, and any such arrangements may provide that—

(a) any scheme member who, after performing pensionable service within the meaning of these regulations, begins to minister in any church to which this regulation applies may, if the Board so determine, be transferred to the pensions scheme of that church; and

(b) any scheme member who, after ministering in any church to which this regulation applies, begins to perform pensionable service within the meaning of these regulations may retain, in such manner and to such extent as the reciprocal arrangements may provide, any right to or expectation of a pension which the member may have already acquired, whether for the member or for the widow, widower, children or dependants of the member.

(2) A scheme member transferred under this regulation to the pensions scheme of a church to which this regulation applies shall, as from the date of transfer, cease to have any right to receive at any time a pension under these regulations and the widow or widower, children and dependants of the member shall also cease to have any right to receive at any time a pension under these regulations, except that the Board shall have power, on such terms and conditions as the Board may think expedient, to restore to the scheme member the rights which he previously had under these regulations.

(3) This regulation shall apply to any Church or organised body of clergy recognised by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the purposes of this regulation.