The Church of England Pensions Regulations 1988

Commencement, postponement and suspension of pension

20.—(1) This regulation applies to a scheme member who retires after performing a qualifying period of pensionable service in employment which in relation to him is contracted-out employment by reference to the principal scheme.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the pension to which a scheme member to whom this regulation applies is entitled under the preceding provisions of these regulations shall commence on the date on which he attains the state pensionable age or, if earlier, the date on which by virtue of regulation 4 above he becomes entitled to receive it.

(3) The commencement of the pension to which such a scheme member is so entitled shall be postponed for any period for which he continues in pensionable service after the date on which he attains the state pensionable age, but his consent must be obtained for any postponement after the expiration of five years from that date of that part of the pension which consists of his guaranteed minimum.

(4) Regulation 9 above applies to a scheme member to whom this regulation applies and who is in receipt of a pension under these regulations as it applies to any other scheme member who is in receipt of such a pension, except that paragraph (5) below shall have effect in relation to him notwithstanding anything in paragraph (2) or (3) of regulation 9.

(5) Where the commencement of the guaranteed minimum pension to which a scheme member to whom this regulation applies is entitled under the preceding provisions of these regulations is postponed for any period or that pension is suspended during any period, his guaranteed minimum shall be increased to the extent, if any, specified in section 35(6), (6A) and (6B) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.