9. In regulation 20 (connection affected by an assessment period)—
(a)for paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) Once a deadline applies pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), the deadline remains fixed, unless—
(a)permission to defer connection is given under regulation 17, or
(b)all the members of the scheme become pensioner members.”;
(b)in paragraph (3)(b), for “within the connection window referred to in paragraph (2)(b)” substitute “by no later than the deadline pursuant to paragraph (1)(b)”.