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PART 1Membership, contributions and benefits

Membership

Deferred members

6.—(1) A person is a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to an employment if the person—

(a)has qualifying service for a period of at least 2 years;

(b)is no longer an active member in relation to that employment;

(c)has not started to receive any pension under the Scheme in relation to that employment; and

(d)has not reached the age of 75.

(2) A person may be a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.