Paragraph 2 Purchase of added years by periodical contributions
A participating Member may apply in writing to the Trustees to purchase added years by periodical contributions payable until he attains the age of 65 years and the Trustees shall accept his application if all the following conditions in respect of that application are satisfied—
the participating Member will not at his next birthday after the date of the application have attained the age of sixty-five;
the participating Member has satisfied the Trustees, in whatever manner the Trustees shall require, that he is in good health;
the number of added years which the participating Member has applied to purchase does not exceed the maximum permitted by paragraph 8 of this Schedule; and
the participating Member has supplied to the Trustees such information and evidence as they may require and has indicated whether his application is made under the provisions of this sub-paragraph or under the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) below.
A participating Member may, within the period of twelve months immediately following the date when he commenced a period of service as a Member, or within such longer period as the Trustees may in special circumstances and at their discretion allow, apply in writing to the Trustees to purchase added years by the payment of periodical contributions for a period of four or five years and the Trustees shall accept his application if, at the date when the Trustees receive the application, the participating Member has not reached the age of 65 years and if the conditions of sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of sub-paragraph (1) above are satisfied in respect of that application.