PART 1Membership, contributions and benefits

Membership

Deferred and deferred pensioner members6

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.