Deferred and deferred pensioner membersE+W
6.—(1) A person is a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to an employment if—
(a)the person has qualifying service for a period of at least two years;
(b)the person is no longer an active member in relation to that employment;
(c)the person has not started to receive any pension under the Scheme in relation to that employment; and
(d)the person has not reached the age of 75.
(2) A person may be a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.
(3) A person who was in receipt of Tier 3 benefits is a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme whilst those benefits are discontinued under regulation 37(3) or (7)(c).
(4) A person may be a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.