Paragraph 3
For the purposes of this Schedule, a member satisfies the 85 year rule if the sum of —
(a)
his age in whole years on the date his local government service ends or the date he elects under regulation 31(1) of the principal Regulations if later;
(b)
his total membership in whole years;
(c)
in a case where he elects after his local government employment ends, the period beginning with the end of that employment and ending with the date he elects; and
(d)
in the case of a person who was a member immediately before 1st April 1998, any qualifying period counted by virtue of regulation 123 which was awarded before 1st October 2006,
is 85 years or more.