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.