6.—(1) A person is a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to an employment if—
(a)the person has qualifying service for a period of at least two years;
(b)the person is no longer an active member in relation to that employment;
(c)the person has not started to receive any pension under the Scheme in relation to that employment; and
(d)the person has not reached the age of 75.
(2) A person may be a deferred member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.
(3) A person who was in receipt of Tier 3 benefits is a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme whilst those benefits are discontinued under regulation 37(3) or (7)(c).
(4) A person may be a deferred pensioner member of the Scheme in relation to one period of membership notwithstanding the fact that the same person is a member in the same or a different category in relation to a different period of membership.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 6(1) applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government Pension Scheme (Wandsworth and Richmond Fund Merger) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1241), regs. 1(2), 2