# The Equality Act (Age Exceptions for Pension Schemes) Order 2010, Paragraph 1: Admission to schemes

Extent: E+W+S

In relation to admission to a scheme—
(a) a minimum or maximum age for admission, including different ages for admission for different groups or categories of worker;
(b) a minimum level of pensionable pay for admission where that minimum—
(i) does not exceed one and a half times the lower earnings limit;
(ii) does not exceed an amount calculated by reference to the lower earnings limit where the aim is more or less to reflect the amount of the basic state retirement pension; or
(iii) does not exceed an amount calculated more or less to reflect the amount of the basic state retirement pension plus the additional state retirement pension; or
(iv) does not exceed an amount calculated more or less to reflect the amount of the state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2133/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-age-exceptions-for-pension-schemes-order-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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