PART 4 N.I. Pension accounts

CHAPTER 6 N.I. Deferred member's account

Deferred member's account closed after break not exceeding 5 years N.I.

64.—(1) If a deferred member re-enters pensionable service under this scheme after a gap in service not exceeding 5 years—

(a) the deferred member's account must be closed; and

(b) the active member's account must be re-established.

(2) The active member's account—

(a) must specify the amount of accrued earned pension as at the beginning of the gap in service; and

(b) must be adjusted as if the member had continued as an active member during the gap in service but had received no pensionable earnings.