Paragraph 66C Election to purchase service: provisional enrolmentF1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3), a person who satisfies the conditions in paragraph (2) joins this Scheme as a provisionally enrolled member on 31st March 2015.

(2)

The conditions are that—

(a)

on or before 31st March 2015—

(i)

the person has been notified by the Board, that he may be entitled to join this Scheme as a special member, pursuant to article 65A(4); or

(ii)

the Board, referred to at article 65A(4), has received from the person an application for a statement of service, pursuant to article 65A(5).

(3)

A person cannot become a provisionally enrolled member if, on or before 31st March 2015, the person—

(a)

has become a special member of this Scheme;

(b)

has informed the Board that they do not want to elect to join this Scheme as a special member; or

(c)

has been notified by the Board that they are no longer eligible to join this Scheme as a special member.

(4)

On or before 31st May 2015, the Board must give a provisionally enrolled member a notice as referred to under article 65A(13), unless the Board has already provided the person with such a notice.

(5)

Subject to article 66B(12), if a provisionally enrolled member—

(a)

gives the Board written notice of their election to pay mandatory special period pension contributions in respect of their service during the mandatory special period under article 66A, the election takes effect on the day on which the notice of election is received by the Board, and the person ceases to be a provisionally enrolled member of this Scheme and becomes a special member of this Scheme;

(b)

does not give the Board written notice on or before 30th September 2015 of their election to pay mandatory special period pension contributions in respect of their service during the mandatory special period under article 66A, the person ceases to be a provisionally enrolled member of this Scheme.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Annex Scheme art. 66C inserted (18.1.2016 with effect from 1.4.2015) by The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) and the New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/422), art. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)