Commentary on Sections Summary Normal pension age
608.Paragraph 34 defines normal pension age as the age specified in the scheme’s rules (referred to as admissible rules) as the earliest age at which the scheme pension or lump sum becomes payable without actuarial adjustment (excluding any rule making special provision as to early payment on grounds of ill-health or otherwise). Special provision is made where there are different ages for different parts of a pension or lump sum. If it is not possible to identify the normal pension age from the scheme’s admissible rules the Board can decide how the normal pension age is to be determined having regard to those rules.