Return of employee’s contributions in certain cases
11. For paragraph (7) of regulation C12 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following–
“(7) No return of contributions shall be payable to a person under paragraph (4)–
(a)before the expiration of a year from the date on which–
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(a) applies, he ceases to be employed;
(ii)in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(b) applies, he ceases to be a pensionable employee while continuing to be employed; or
(b)until a claim for payment, made not earlier than one month and two days after the date on which–
(i)in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(a) applies, he ceases to be employed;
(ii)in the case of a person to whom paragraph (1)(b) applies, he ceases to be a pensionable employee while continuing to be employed, has been made to the employing authority;
whichever event occurs first.”.