The Teachers’ Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Early retirement generally

6.—(1) For regulation E4(7) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(7) In Case F the person—

(a) has attained the age of 50,

(b) has ceased after attaining that age but before attaining the age of 60 to be—

(i) in pensionable employment;

(ii) in excluded employment; or

(iii) in employment which would be pensionable employment but for the fact that the person has not made an election under regulation B1(4),

(c) is not within Case E, and

(d) has not received and is not to receive compensation under Part III of the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1997(1) (discretionary compensation for termination), and his employer has notified the Secretary of State in writing—

(i) that his employment was terminated by reason of his redundancy or in the interests of the efficient discharge of the employer’s functions; and

(ii) that the employer has agreed that he should become entitled to retirement benefits under this Case.”.

(2) In regulation E4(7A)(2) for “regulation 4(5) of the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1989” there shall be substituted “regulation 4(8) of the Teachers (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1997(3)”.

(1)

S.I. 1997/311.

(2)

Paragraph (7A) was inserted by S.I. 1989/378.

(3)

S.I. 1997/311.