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36.—(1) This Chapter applies in relation to a continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme.
(2) For a person who is an active member of this scheme in relation to 2 or more continuous periods of pensionable service at the same time, this Chapter applies separately in relation to each of those periods of service.
37.—(1) The scheme manager must establish a pension account for a member who is in pensionable service from the day on which the member begins pensionable service.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations, an account established under paragraph (1) is called an active member's account.
38.—(1) This regulation applies if a transfer value payment is received from another pension scheme (other than a connected scheme) in relation to an active member of this scheme.
(2) On receiving the transfer value payment, the scheme manager must credit the active member's account with the amount of transferred pension calculated under regulation 143 (amount of transferred pension).
39.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to every scheme year in which an active member's account is open.
(2) The active member's account must specify, in relation to each description of pension, the amount of that description of pension for the scheme year.
(3) The amount of earned pension for a scheme year is 2.32% of the member's pensionable earnings for that year.
(4) The amount of transferred pension for a scheme year is the amount (if any) which the member is entitled to count under regulation 143 for that year.
(5) The amount of added pension of any description for a scheme year is the amount (if any) credited to the active member's account in that scheme year under paragraph 13 or 14 of Schedule 1.
(6) In this regulation, “earned pension” means—
(a)standard earned pension (if any); and
(b)earned pension attributable to an effective pension age option (if any).
40.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to every scheme year in which an active member's account is open other than the scheme year in which that account is established.
(2) The active member's account must specify for each description of pension—
(a)the opening balance for the scheme year and the index adjustment for the opening balance; and
(b)if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the scheme year.
(3) In these Regulations, “opening balance” in relation to a description of pension—
(a)for the scheme year immediately following the scheme year in which the active member's account is established, means the amount of that pension for the previous scheme year as at the end of the previous scheme year; and
(b)for any subsequent scheme year, means the sum of the following amounts—
(i)the opening balance of that pension for the previous scheme year and the index adjustment for that opening balance;
(ii)the amount of that pension for the previous scheme year as at the end of the previous scheme year; and
(iii)if applicable, the age addition awarded at the beginning of the previous scheme year.
41.—(1) The scheme manager must close an active member's account in relation to a period of service when the scheme manager establishes in relation to that period of service—
(a)a deferred member's account under regulation 43; or
(b)a full retirement account under regulation 47.
(2) The scheme manager must re-establish an active member's account under this Chapter when the scheme manager closes—
(a)a deferred member's account under regulation 46; or
(b)a full retirement account under regulation 49.
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