Paragraph 52 Active member of the existing England and Wales scheme on the scheme closing dateI1

Scotland

(1)

This paragraph applies in relation to a person (P) who—

(a)

on the scheme closing date and on 31stMarch 2012, was an active member of the existing England and Wales scheme;

(b)

ceases to be in pensionable service under the existing England and Wales scheme;

(c)

would have been a full protection member of the existing England and Wales scheme had P re-entered pensionable service under that scheme.

(2)

P joins the 2006 scheme if—

(a)

P re-enters pensionable service not more than 5 years after ceasing to be in pensionable service under the existing England and Wales scheme; and

(b)

P would have been a full protection member or tapered protection member of the existing England and Wales scheme had P re-entered pensionable service under that scheme.

(3)

P is taken to be a full protection member or tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme.

(4)

P’s protection period—

(a)

begins on the day P joins the 2006 scheme; and

(b)

ends when P ceases to be a full protection member or tapered protection member of the 2006 scheme.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 52 in force at 1.4.2015, see reg. 1