127Transitional provisions for alteration of compulsory retirement age—chaplain

#### 127 Transitional provisions for alteration of compulsory retirement age—chaplain (1) In this regulation: (a) former regulations means these Regulations as in effect immediately before 1 July 2007; and (b) former retirement age means the retirement age specified for a chaplain as in effect immediately before 1 July 2007; and (c) old retirement age means the retirement age specified for a chaplain as in effect immediately before 22 March 2002. (2) If, under the former regulations, a chaplain elected to retain the old retirement age, that chaplain may under these Regulations elect to retain the old retirement age. (3) The election must be given to the Chief of the chaplain’s Service before the chaplain reaches the earlier of the old and former retirement ages. (4) If the chaplain makes an election under subregulation (2), the chaplain’s compulsory retirement age is taken to be the old retirement age. (5) If under the former regulations, the chaplain: (a) was offered the opportunity to elect to serve until reaching the former retirement age; and (b) did not elect to serve until reaching the former retirement age, the chaplain’s retirement age is taken to be the old retirement age unless the Chief of the Service, in which the chaplain is serving, allows the chaplain to elect to serve until the former retirement age.