The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 1997

PART IV ADMITTED SERVICE

26.—(1) In the case of a person with admitted service who has not been in pensionable employment, regulation C12(1) (entitlement to repayment of contributions) has effect with the substitution—

(a) for “pensionable employment” of “admitted service”, and

(b) for “retirement benefits” of the benefits described in paragraph 27(1).

(2) In the case of any person with admitted service, regulation C13 (calculation of contributions to be repaid) has effect as if the amounts specified in regulation C13(3) included the contributions paid by him in respect of that service.

27.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and paragraph 29, an annual pension and a lump sum (“admitted service benefits”) are payable in respect of admitted service.

(2) A person who has not been in pensionable employment is qualified for admitted service benefits if his admitted service amounts to at least 5 years.

(3) Any other person with admitted service is qualified for admitted service benefits if he is qualified for retirement benefits.

(4) A person who has not been in pensionable employment and is qualified for admitted service benefits becomes entitled to payment of them on his 60th birthday.

(5) Any other person qualified for admitted service benefits becomes entitled to payment of them when he becomes entitled to payment of retirement benefits.

28.—(1) The rate of the annual pension is

where—

• A is the average annual rate of the person’s salary during his admitted service,

• B is the length of the admitted service, expressed in years and any fraction of a year, and

• C is so much of

as is attributable to admitted service before 1st April 1962.

(2) The amount of the lump sum is

where—

• A is the same as in sub-paragraph (1) and—

• D is the length, expressed in years and any fraction of a year, of admitted service before 1st April 1963, and

• E is the length, so expressed, of admitted service after 31st March 1963.

29.  Regulations E18 (deferment etc. of benefits), E33 (payment of benefits) and E35 (benefits not assignable) apply in relation to admitted service benefits as they apply in relation to retirement benefits.