Regulation 8 Service prior to the date of coming into operation of these Regulations

Any service by an auxiliary member between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 deemed to be service as a member in accordance with regulation 3 shall be treated as not being in a contracted out scheme for the purpose of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975^f1 but as contracted out for all other purposes.

With effect from the 1st July 1994 any service by a reserve member between 6th April 1988 and 30th June 1994 shall be treated as if it was reckonable as pensionable service under the Pensions Regulations notwithstanding that no contributions are payable by the reserve member under Part G in respect of such service.

Reckonable service for the purposes of paragraph (2) shall be treated as not being in a contracted out scheme for the purposes of the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975.