Commencement of protected period where person not participating immediately before the passing of the Act
3. The time prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(4)(b) of Schedule 11 (time at which the protected period begins for protected employees who fall within paragraph 5(b) of that Schedule) is the beginning of the first day after the passing of the Act in respect of which the person in question is, by virtue of his participation in a relevant scheme, regarded as a participant under the provisions of that scheme.