51.—(1) Where a member's local government service is contracted-out employment and that member has a guaranteed minimum, the member is entitled from the date of attaining pensionable age to payment of a pension at a weekly rate equal to not less than that guaranteed minimum.
(2) But if the member attains pensionable age while in local government service, the member is not so entitled until leaving that employment, unless paragraph (3) or (4) applies.
(3) If the member—
(a)continues in local government service for a further period of five years after attaining pensionable age; and
(b)does not then leave that service,
the member is entitled from the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to payment of so much of the retirement pension as equals that guaranteed minimum.
(4) If the member attains pensionable age while in local government service but subsequently changes employment to employment which is not local government service, the member is entitled.
(5) If the member changes employment to employment which is not local government service and the member attains pensionable age while in that employment, the member is entitled.
(6) Subject to regulation 30(3) (retirement after normal retirement date), where paragraph (3), (4) or (5) applies, the member may consent to a postponement of the entitlement.
(7) For the purposes of this regulation, a person has a guaranteed minimum if they have such a minimum under section 14 (earner's guaranteed minimum) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 M1 in relation to benefits under these Regulations, and references to entitlement are to the entitlement to payment of a pension in accordance with paragraph (1).
(8) In this regulation “contracted out employment” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.
[F1(9) In this regulation “local government service” includes employment in respect of which the member satisfies the conditions in regulation 3(1)(b).]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 51(9) inserted (14.5.2018) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/493), regs. 1(2), 12
Marginal Citations
M11993 c. 48; section 14 was amended by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Pensions Act 1995, and the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999.