Article 50A Meaning of “person with an interest in the scheme”F1

(1)

For the purposes of Article 50 a person is a person with an interest in an occupational pension scheme if—

(a)

he is a member of the scheme,

(b)

he is a widow, widower, surviving civil partner or surviving dependant of a deceased member of the scheme,

(c)

he is a surviving non-dependant beneficiary of a deceased member of the scheme,

(d)

he is a prospective member of the scheme,

(e)

he has ceased to be within any of the categories of persons referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), or

(f)

he claims to be such a person as is mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) and the dispute relates to whether he is such a person.

(2)

In paragraph (1)(c) a “non-dependant beneficiary”, in relation to a deceased member of an occupational pension scheme, means a person who, on the death of the member, is entitled to the payment of benefits under the scheme.

(3)

In paragraph (1)(d) a “prospective member” means any person who, under the terms of his contract of service or the rules of the scheme—

(a)

is able, at his own option, to become a member of the scheme,

(b)

will become so able if he continues in the same employment for a sufficiently long period,

(c)

will be admitted to the scheme automatically unless he makes an election not to become a member, or

(d)

may be admitted to it subject to the consent of his employer.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Arts. 50, 50A, 50B substituted (12.3.2008 for specified purposes, otherwise 6.4.2008) for art. 50 by Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/255 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(2), 250 (as amended (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership (Pensions and Benefit Payments) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/434), arts. 1(3), 2, Sch. para. 30) (with savings in art. 285(5)); S.R. 2008/104, art. 2

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481
F2: functions transf. by 2005 NI 1