Regulation 7 Amendment of the Benefits RegulationsI1

For regulation 6 (periods of membership), substitute—

“6.

These are the periods that count as periods of membership (and which may accordingly be aggregated under regulation 16, or as the case may be, 17 of the Administration Regulations)—

(a)

any period for which a member has paid (or is treated as having paid) contributions under regulation 3;

(b)

any period added under regulation 12 or 20; and

(c)

any period added following a transfer in of pension rights under regulations 83 to 87 of the Administration Regulations.”.