Regulation 6 Deferred and deferred pensioner members

C1(1)

A person is a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to an employment if—

(a)

the person has qualifying service for a period of at least two years;

(b)

the person is no longer an active member in relation to that employment;

(c)

the person has not started to receive any pension under the Scheme in relation to that employment; and

(d)

the person has not reached the age of 75.

(2)

A person may be a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.

(3)

A person who was in receipt of Tier 3 benefits is a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme whilst those benefits are discontinued under regulation 37(3) or (7)(c).

(4)

A person may be a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: Reg. 6(1) applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Wandsworth and Richmond Fund Merger) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1241), regs. 1(2), 2