PART 1Preliminary
F1Active Membership2A
1
A person (P) is an active member of this scheme if—
a
P is in pensionable service under this scheme; or
b
P is not in pensionable service under this scheme and paragraph (2) or (3) applies.
2
This paragraph applies if P is on unpaid authorised absence.
3
This paragraph applies if—
a
P is in scheme employment;
b
P is on unpaid sick leave or on unpaid child-related leave; and
c
P was an active member of this scheme, the PCSPS(NI) or another permitted pension scheme immediately before that leave began.
4
In this regulation “another permitted pension scheme” means, in relation to P, a pension scheme approved by the scheme manager for the purposes of this regulation.