Regulation 6 Joining the SchemeI1
Northern Ireland
A person who wishes to become an active member must apply in writing to his employer or future employer.
An eligible person who applies before he begins his employment becomes a member when his employment begins unless he applies to join later.
An eligible employee who applies becomes a member on the first day of the first payment period following the application.
A payment period is a period of service to which the employee’s wages or salary payment relate.
An employee is deemed to have applied to become a member, unless he notified his employer in writing that he did not wish to do so –
before his employment began; or
if he only became eligible to be a member later, before the date he became eligible.
But paragraph (5) does not apply –
to casual employees; or
to former members who opted to leave the Scheme by a notification under regulation 7.
An application for membership may be withdrawn before membership begins.
A former active member may reapply for such membership.
But a person who has given more than one notification under regulation 7 may only reapply again if –
his employer or future employer consents; or
he is beginning a new employment with a new employing authority and he reapplies before he has been employed for three months; or
he is a person about whom information may be given under Article 164(1) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, as it has effect in the case of the Scheme.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked in part (1.4.2009) by Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/34), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3)