# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 6: Meaning of “active member of an existing public body pension scheme”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purpose of Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule, a person (P) is an active member of an existing public body pension scheme on a given date if on that date—
(a) P is in pensionable service under that scheme; or
(b) P is on a gap in service not exceeding 5 years.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)(b), after the closing date for the existing public body pension scheme, P is not on a gap in service while P is in pensionable public service.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “the closing date for the existing public body pension scheme” means the date determined under section 31(2) of the Act by the public authority responsible for that scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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