{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2010/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/909",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2010",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) Article 2 of the Principal Order is amended as follows.\n(2) After the definition of “basic or prospective pension” insert—\n““Category 1 contributor” means—\n(a) in respect of any period beginning on or after 5th July 2001 and ending before 15th July 2002, a participant who is a Representative on 15th July 2002 who opts, before 31st July 2003, to make contributions on or after 5th July 2001 at a rate of 9 per cent;\n(b) in respect of any period beginning on or after 15th July 2002 and ending before 14th July 2009, a participant who does not opt, before 1st May 2010, to make contributions at a reduced rate; and\n(c) in respect of any period beginning on or after 14th July 2009, a participant who—\n(i) does not opt, before 1st May 2010, to make contributions at a reduced rate, and on or after that date does not exercise the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A); or\n(ii) exercises the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A) and whose qualifying notice specifies that the participant wishes to make contributions as a Category 1 contributor.\n“Category 2 contributor” means—\n(a) in respect of any period beginning on or after 5th July 2001 and ending before 15th July 2002, a participant who does not opt, before 31st July 2003, to make contributions on or after 5th July 2001 at a rate of 9 per cent;\n(b) in respect of any period beginning on or after 15th July 2002 and ending before 14th July 2009, a participant who opts, before 1st May 2010, to make contributions at a reduced rate; and\n(c) in respect of any period beginning on or after 14th July 2009, a participant who—\n(i) opts, before 1st May 2010, to make contributions at a reduced rate and has not subsequently exercised the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A); or\n(ii) exercises the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A) and whose qualifying notice specifies that the participant wishes to make contributions as a Category 2 contributor.\n“Category 3 contributor” means, in respect of any period beginning on or after 14th July 2009, a participant who exercises the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A) and whose qualifying notice specifies that the participant wishes to make contributions as a Category 3 contributor.”.\n(3) For the definition of “participant” substitute—\n““participant” means a person (“P”)—\n(a) making contributions under article 5;\n(b) who is excused from making such contributions because P’s aggregate period of reckonable service exceeds that which would give rise to the maximum pension allowed in respect of P under the scheme; or\n(c) who is excused from making such contributions because article 5(2F)(b) applies.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/909/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:46:27.505666+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}