# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 19: Eligibility for active membership

Extent: E+W

(1) A person (P) is eligible to be an active member of this scheme if—
(a) P is in an eligible employment; and
(b) P has reached 16 and has not reached 75.
(2) P is not eligible to be an active member of this scheme if
(a) P is employed in an accepted school in which P has a financial interest;
(b) P is a full protection member of the existing scheme;
(c) P is a tapered protection member of the existing scheme; or
(d) P satisfies the conditions in regulation 7(10) of the existing scheme regulations.
(3) In this regulation—
“a financial interest” does not include the right to receive a salary; and
“accepted school” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-19
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