[F1Meaning of “person with an interest in the scheme”N.I.
50A.—(1) For the purposes of Article 50 a person is a person with an interest in an occupational pension scheme if—
(a)he is a member of the scheme,
(b)he is a widow, widower, surviving civil partner or surviving dependant of a deceased member of the scheme,
(c)he is a surviving non-dependant beneficiary of a deceased member of the scheme,
(d)he is a prospective member of the scheme,
(e)he has ceased to be within any of the categories of persons referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), or
(f)he claims to be such a person as is mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) and the dispute relates to whether he is such a person.
(2) In paragraph (1)(c) a “non-dependant beneficiary”, in relation to a deceased member of an occupational pension scheme, means a person who, on the death of the member, is entitled to the payment of benefits under the scheme.
(3) In paragraph (1)(d) a “prospective member” means any person who, under the terms of his contract of service or the rules of the scheme—
(a)is able, at his own option, to become a member of the scheme,
(b)will become so able if he continues in the same employment for a sufficiently long period,
(c)will be admitted to the scheme automatically unless he makes an election not to become a member, or
(d)may be admitted to it subject to the consent of his employer.]
F1Arts. 50, 50A, 50B substituted (12.3.2008 for specified purposes, otherwise 6.4.2008) for art. 50 by Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(2), 250 (as amended (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/434), arts. 1(3), 2, Sch. para. 30) (with savings in art. 285(5)); S.R. 2008/104, art. 2