# The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Paragraph 5


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), this sub-paragraph applies to—
(a) any existing employee who, immediately before the transfer date, is a participant in the scheme;
(b) any existing employee who, after that date, participates in a relevant scheme within 3 months of his attaining the minimum age for such participation; and
(c) any former participant who, after that date, participates in or acquires pension rights under a relevant scheme in such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulations under paragraph 4.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), this sub-paragraph applies to—
(a) any person not falling within sub paragraph (1)(c) who, immediately before the transfer date, is not a participant in the scheme but has pension rights under the scheme; and
(b) any person who, after that date, acquires pension rights under a relevant scheme by reason of the death of a person falling within sub-paragraph (1) or head (a),
but only as respects the pension rights by virtue of which he falls within head (a) or (b).
(3) Any person to whom sub-paragraph (1) or (2) applies may elect in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations under paragraph 4 that that sub-paragraph shall cease to apply to him; and if any person to whom sub-paragraph (1) applies—
(a) ceases to be in continuous employment; or
(b) voluntarily withdraws from a relevant scheme,
otherwise than in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, that sub-paragraph shall cease to apply to him except as respects pension rights which have accrued to him before that time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1992/231/schedule/11/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-northern-ireland-order-1992/schedule-11/paragraph-5
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