# The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Amendment) Order 2013, Article 4: Categories of contributor


(1) Article 2 of the Principal Order (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In the definition of “Category 1 contributor”—
(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (b);
(b) in paragraph (c) after “14th July 2009” insert “and ending before 1st April 2012”;
(c) at the end of paragraph (c) substitute “; and” for “.” and insert—
“(d) in respect of any period beginning on or after 1st April 2012, a participant (“P”) who—
(i) did not opt, before 1st April 2012, to make contributions at a reduced rate, and does not exercise the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category; or
(ii) exercises the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category and whose qualifying notice specifies that P wishes to make contributions as a Category 1 contributor.”.
(3) In the definition of “Category 2 contributor”—
(a) omit “and” at the end of paragraph (b);
(b) in paragraph (c) after “14th July 2009” insert “and ending before 1st April 2012”;
(c) at the end of paragraph (c) substitute “; and” for “.” and insert—
“(d) in respect of any period beginning on or after 1st April 2012 a participant (“P”) who—
(i) opted, before 1st April 2012, to make contributions as a Category 2 contributor and does not exercise the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category; or
(ii) exercises the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category and whose qualifying notice specifies that P wishes to make contributions as a Category 2 contributor.”.
(4) For the definition of “Category 3 contributor” substitute—
““Category 3 contributor” means—
(a) in respect of any period beginning on or after 14th July 2009 and ending before 1st April 2012, a participant (“P”) who exercised the option to select a membership category in article 5(2A) and whose qualifying notice specified that P wished to make contributions as a Category 3 contributor; and
(b) in respect of any period beginning on or after 1st April 2012, a participant (“P”) who—
(i) opted, before 1st April 2012, to make contributions as a Category 3 contributor and does not exercise the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category; or
(ii) exercises the option in article 5(2AA) to change P’s membership category and whose qualifying notice specifies that P wishes to make contributions as a Category 3 contributor.”.
(5) After the definition of “protected individual” insert—
““qualifying notice” has the meaning assigned to it by article 5(2B);”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/481/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-amendment-order-2013/article-4
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