{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2010/article-3",
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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/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Membership",
  "text": "(1) Article 4 of the Principal Order is amended as follows.\n(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) An opted-out Representative who was making contributions to the scheme before 14th July 2009 shall be a participant in the scheme.”.\n(3) In paragraph (2) for “A participant” substitute “An opted-out Representative”.\n(4) In paragraph (3)—\n(a) for “opt-out date in respect of” substitute “date on which”; and\n(b) after “Representative” insert “who exercises the option in paragraph (2) will cease to be a participant”.\n(5) Omit paragraph (5).\n(6) In paragraph (6), after “An opted-out Representative” insert “who has exercised his right under paragraph (2) to opt out of the scheme”.",
  "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/3",
    "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."
}