Regulations E3 (2) and (5) and E8(1)
SCHEDULE 8Periods making up qualifying period
1. A period of pensionable employment.
2. A period counting as reckonable service by virtue of regulation D3 (which applies where additional contributions have been paid for a past period) or regulation D4 (which applies where additional contributions have been paid for a current period).
3. A period of service or employment in respect of which a transfer value has been accepted by the Department.
4. A period of employment in comparable service.