In this Schedule—

• “Article 3(3A) eligible person” means a person who is eligible to be an active member of the PCSPS(NI) by virtue of being a person who is in service in an office or employment specified in a list produced for the purposes of Article 3(3A) (superannuation schemes as respects civil servants, etc) of the 1972 Order97;

• “closing date”, in relation to a transition member, means—

  1. za

     F1if the member is a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), 31st March 2022;

  2. a

     if the member is a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), the tapered protection closing date for that member; or

  3. b

     if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the scheme closing date;

• “existing public body pension scheme” means a public body pension scheme specified on a list published by the Department for the purpose of this Schedule;

• “full protection member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 9;

• “protected member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), means a full protection member or tapered protection member of that scheme;

• “protection period”—

  1. a

     for a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 10;

  2. b

     for a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 20;

• “tapered protection closing date”, in relation to a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 3;

• “tapered protection member”, in relation to the PCSPS(NI), has the meaning given in paragraph 19;

• “transition date”, in relation to a transition member, means—

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     F2if the member is a full protection member of the PCSPS(NI), 1st April 2022;

  2. a

     if the member is a tapered protection member of the PCSPS(NI), the day after the tapered protection closing date for that member;

  3. b

     if the member is not a protected member of that scheme, the day after the scheme closing date or, if later, the day the person ceased to be a protected member of the scheme;

• “transition member” means a person—

  1. a

     who is a member of the PCSPS(NI) by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under that scheme before the transition date; and

  2. b

     who is a member of this scheme by virtue of the person’s pensionable service under this scheme.