{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/33",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-pension-scheme-administration-regulations-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "General eligibility for membership",
  "text": "(1) A person may only be an active member of the Scheme if he is employed by an employing authority under a contract of employment of a duration of 3 months or more, except where—\n(i) he has applied for membership under regulation 9 (joining the scheme); or\n(ii) section 3 (automatic enrolment) of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 applies to him.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (1)—\n(a) this regulation, or any of regulations 4 (employees of community admission bodies) to 6 (admission agreements – further provisions) enables him to be one; and\n(b) regulation 2(2) (active members) of the Benefits Regulations applies to him,\nand he is not prevented by regulation 8 (further restrictions on eligibility).\n(3) Subject to paragraph (1), a person may be an active member if he is employed by an employing authority.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(a) of the amending Rule) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/71), regs. 1(1), 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (except reg. 4 for specified purposes, reg. 6 for specified purposes and reg. 11) (1.4.2015) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/189), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. 2 (with regs. 3, 13, 14(1)(d), Sch. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/33/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:33:24.030530+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."
}