http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/49/section/69Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 An Act to consolidate for Northern Ireland certain enactments relating to pension schemes, with corrections and minor improvements under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-04-06
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Part IV Protection for Early LeaversChapter I Preservation of Benefit Under Occupational Schemes Form of short service benefit and its alternatives.691Subject to subsection (2) and section 77, a member’s short service benefit must be—apayable directly out of the resources of the scheme; orbassured to him by such means as may be prescribed.2Subject to subsections (3) to (5), a scheme may, instead of providing short service benefit, provide—afor the member’s accrued rights (including any transfer credits allowed under the scheme)—ito be transferred to another occupational pension scheme with a view to acquiring transfer credits for the member under the other scheme, oriito be transferred to a personal pension scheme . . . with a view to acquiring rights for the member under the rules of the scheme . . .; orbfor such alternatives to short service benefit as may be prescribed.3The option conferred by subsection (2)(a) is additional to any obligation imposed by Chapter 1 of Part 4ZA .4The alternatives specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b) may only be by way of complete or partial substitute for short service benefit—aif the member consents; orbin such other cases as may be prescribed.5An alternative prescribed under subsection (2)(b) may only include payment by way of return of contributions—aif they relate to a period of service before 6th April 1975; orbif there has been such a payment relating to a period of service before that date and the contributions relate to a period of service of less than 5 years after that date.Words in s. 69(2)(a)(ii) ceased to have effect (1.12.1999 for certain purposes only) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(5)(a), 17, Sch. 2 para. 2(a) (with transitional provisions in art. 75(1)(2)) and repealed (25.4.2000) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N. I. 11) art. 17, Sch. 10 Pt. I; S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. IIWords in s. 69(2)(a)(ii) ceased to have effect (1.12.1999 for certain purposes only) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11), arts. 1(5)(a), 17, Sch. 2 para. 2(a) (with transitional provisions in art. 75(1)) and repealed (25.4.2000) by S.I. 1999/3147 (N. I. 11) art. 17, Sch. 10 Pt. I; S.R. 2000/133, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. IIPt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/81), regs. 1(1), 7(1)Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/76), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3 para. 5(1)Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Health Service Workers (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/167), regs. 1, 7(1)Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Firefighters Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/166), regs. 1, 7(1)S. 69 modified (27.4.2005) by The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Pension Liberation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/193), regs. 1(1), 2(5), (6)Words in s. 69(3) substituted (6.4.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), s. 89(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 53 (with s. 87)Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/156), regs. 1(2), 7(1)Pt. IV Ch. I: power to modify conferred (16.3.2022 for specified purposes, 6.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Pension Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c. 6), s. 44(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(6)(a); S.R. 2022/110, art. 2(a)(b)Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Teachers Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/170), regs. 1, 7(1)