PART 5Retirement Benefits for Teachers

CHAPTER 1Interpretation

Qualifying for retirement benefits82.

(1)

A person (P) is qualified for retirement benefits under this scheme if—

(a)

P has at least 2 years' qualifying service; or

(b)

a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been accepted in relation to P.

(2)

In these Regulations, a period of qualifying service is the total of the following—

(a)

any period of pensionable service under this scheme (other than a period of post-benefit service);

(b)

for a transition member, any period of pensionable service under the existing scheme before the member's transition date;

(c)

if a transfer payment has been accepted from another occupational pension scheme in relation to P, a period equal to P's period of pensionable service under that scheme.

(3)

Any pensionable service in respect of which a person's rights under this scheme or the existing scheme are extinguished M1 is not qualifying service.